ImmunologybioRxivPreprint
The catheterized bladder environment induces dysregulation of macrophage polarization exacerbating bacterial UTI
Armando M. Marrufo, Jonathan J. Molina, Christopher Gager…·Ana Lidia Flores‐Mireles
This study shows that fibrin accumulation in a catheterized bladder promotes anti-inflammatory macrophage polarization, which impairs antimicrobial responses and allows bacterial persistence in UTIs.
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