Svanborg, Catharina,

Innate immunity in the genitourinary tract genetics of susceptibility to disease or asymptomatic carriage / [electronic resource] : Catharina Svanborg. - London : Henry Stewart Talks, 2012. - 1 online resource (1 streaming video file (49 min.) : color, sound). - Cells of the innate immune system : roles in health and disease, 2056-452X . - Henry Stewart talks. Biomedical & life sciences collection. Cells of the innate immune system. .

Animated audio-visual presentation with synchronized narration. Title from title frames.

Contents: Pathogens\Commensals at the mucosal level -- How pathogenic bacteria activate a host response -- Pathogen specific innate immune signaling -- Urinary tract infections (UTI) -- Uropathogenic E. coli vs. ABU strains -- TLR4, CXCR1, IRF3, IL8R role in UTI response -- Importance of identifying signaling pathways & crucial effector cells -- Acute/Chronic pyelonephritis & asymptomatic bacteriuria -- Genetics & UTI -- Researching disease-associated polymorphisms -- SNPs and their effect in APN & UTI -- Mutations in structural genes -- Response to infection in reporter assays -- Commensalism vs. Virulence.

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3092 Henry Stewart Talks


Host-bacteria relationships.
Natural immunity.
Urinary tract infections--Immunology.
Bacteriuria--immunology.
Genetic Predisposition to Disease--genetics.
Host-Pathogen Interactions.
Immunity, Innate--genetics.
Signal Transduction--immunology.
Urinary Tract Infections--immunology.
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