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Defective expression of Tamm-Horsfall protein/uromodulin in COX-2-deficient mice increases their susceptibility to urinary tract infections.
American journal of physiology. Renal physiology - 1 Jul 2005
Dou Wenkai, Thompson-Jaeger Sandra, Laulederkind Stanley J F, Becker John W, Montgomery Julia, Ruiz-Bustos Eduardo, Hasty David L, Ballou Leslie R, Eastman P Scott, Srichai Betsy, Breyer Matthew D, Raghow Rajendra
Abstract excerpt
Mice lacking a functional cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) gene develop abnormal kidneys that contain hypoplastic glomeruli and reduced proximal tubular mass, and they often die of renal failure. A comparison of kidney-specific gene expression between wild-type and COX-2-deficient mice by cDNA microarrays revealed that although more than 500 mRNAs were differentially expressed between the two strains of mice depending on...
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