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Urinary tract infection in iNOS-deficient mice with focus on bacterial sensitivity to nitric oxide.
American journal of physiology. Renal physiology - 1 Jan 2003
Poljakovic Mirjana, Persson Katarina
Abstract excerpt
Inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS)-deficient mice were used to examine the role of iNOS in Escherichia coli-induced urinary tract infection (UTI). The toxicity of nitric oxide (NO)/peroxynitrite to bacteria and host was also investigated. The nitrite levels in urine of iNOS+/+ but not iNOS/ mice increased after infection. No differences in bacterial clearance or persistence were noted between the genotypes....
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