2021
Urine and Tissue Bacterial Loads Correlate With Voiding Behaviors in a Murine Urinary Tract Infection Model
Zhu K, Hill WG, Li F, Shi B, Chai TC. Urine and Tissue Bacterial Loads Correlate With Voiding Behaviors in a Murine Urinary Tract Infection Model. Urology 2021, 154: 344.e1-344.e7. PMID: 34010680, DOI: 10.1016/j.urology.2021.05.009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUrinary tract infectionKidney bacterial loadsBacterial loadVoiding behaviorChronic urinary tract infectionMurine urinary tract infection modelSpot assayTissue bacterial loadUrinary tract infection modelChronic pyelonephritisUrinary frequencyBladder capacityTract infectionsChronic cystitisUrine cultureInfected miceFemale miceHistology changesMurine modelInfected bladdersDays postinfectionTissue fibrosisPolyuriaInfection modelE. coli UTI89
2020
Early Increased Urinary IL-2 and IL-10 Levels Were Associated With Development of Chronic UTI in a Murine Model
Zhu K, Hill WG, Li F, Shi B, Chai TC. Early Increased Urinary IL-2 and IL-10 Levels Were Associated With Development of Chronic UTI in a Murine Model. Urology 2020, 141: 188.e1-188.e6. PMID: 32201154, DOI: 10.1016/j.urology.2020.03.015.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic urinary tract infectionUrinary tract infectionCytokines/chemokinesIL-2IL-10Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assayBacterial loadInflammatory cytokines/chemokinesTissue bacterial loadUrinary IL-2IL-10 levelsDays post infectionUTI susceptibilityTract infectionsMurine modelUTI infectionsPost infectionVoiding behaviorChemokinesMiceImmunosorbent assayResistant groupInfectionSignificant differencesDpi