[Virulence factors and host responses in urinary tract infections]

J UOEH. 1998 Mar 1;20(1):45-60. doi: 10.7888/juoeh.20.45.
[Article in Japanese]

Abstract

Pathogenicity of urinary tract infection (UTI) has been reviewed mainly focussing on the bacterial adherence in uropathogens and the inflammatory responses of urinary mucosa. Bacterial fimbriae or pili, which are encoded by chromosomal gene clusters played a major role in the adherence mechanisms of uropathogenic bacteria, including Escherichia coli. Furthermore, inflammatory responses in urinary mucosa including cytokine release was also investigated. The latest information concerning pathogenicity of UTI is described and discussed here.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Bacterial Adhesion / physiology*
  • Biofilms
  • Escherichia coli / classification
  • Escherichia coli / pathogenicity*
  • Fimbriae, Bacterial
  • Hemolysin Proteins
  • Humans
  • Proteus mirabilis / pathogenicity
  • Serotyping
  • Urinary Tract Infections / immunology
  • Urinary Tract Infections / microbiology*
  • Virulence

Substances

  • Hemolysin Proteins