title: Peeing pentraxins.
abstract: Antimicrobial agents secreted into urine potentially play a powerful role in the defense of the urinary tract. In this issue of Immunity, Jaillon et al. (2014) describe a role for pentraxin 3 molecules in complementing the host's cellular innate immune responses to uropathogens.
authors.affiliation: Department of Molecular Genetics & Microbiology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA.
authors.forename: Yuxuan
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Miao
authors.affiliation: Department of Molecular Genetics & Microbiology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA; Department of Pathology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA; Department of Immunology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA; Program in Emerging Infectious Diseases, Duke-National University of Singapore, Singapore 169857, Singapore. Electronic address: soman.abraham@duke.edu.
authors.forename: Soman N
authors.initials: SN
authors.lastname: Abraham
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002097:C-Reactive Protein / Q000378:metabolism*; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000276:immunology*; D004927:Escherichia coli Infections / Q000276:immunology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009504:Neutrophils / Q000276:immunology*; D011704:Pyelonephritis / Q000276:immunology*; D051192:Receptors, Pattern Recognition / Q000378:metabolism*; D000683:Serum Amyloid P-Component / Q000378:metabolism*; D014552:Urinary Tract Infections / Q000276:immunology*; D000099153:Pentraxins
chemical_list: D002097:C-Reactive Protein; D051192:Receptors, Pattern Recognition; D000683:Serum Amyloid P-Component; D000099153:Pentraxins
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