Departments of Pathology.
Molecular Genetics and Microbiology.
Microbiol Spectr. 2016 Dec;4(6). doi: 10.1128/microbiolspec.UTI-0024-2016.
Urinary tract infections are one of the most frequent bacterial infections of mankind. In spite of this frequency, the study of the immune system in the urinary tract has not attracted much attention. This could, in part, be attributable to the widespread use of antibiotics and similar antimicrobial agents, which for many decades have been both highly effective and relatively inexpensive to administer. In light of the emergence of multidrug-resistant bacteria among urinary tract infection isolates, interest in understanding the immune system in the urinary tract has grown. Several recent studies have revealed the existence of a powerful and highly coordinated innate immune system in the urinary tract designed to rapidly clear infecting pathogens; however, it also evokes harmful side effects.
尿路感染是人类最常见的细菌性感染之一。尽管这种感染很常见,但尿路免疫系统的研究并没有引起太多关注。部分原因可能是抗生素和类似抗菌药物的广泛使用,这些药物在过去几十年中既非常有效,又相对便宜。鉴于尿路感染分离株中出现了多药耐药菌,人们对了解尿路免疫系统的兴趣日益增加。最近的几项研究揭示了尿路中存在一种强大而高度协调的先天免疫系统,旨在迅速清除感染病原体;然而,它也会引起有害的副作用。