title: Precision Targeting: Mast Cells Wipe Out Infected Bladder Epithelia.
abstract: Exfoliating infected bladder epithelium is a powerful host defense mechanism that reduces bacterial burden. In this issue of Immunity, Choi et al. (2016) present a function of mast cells that orchestrates the infected epithelial cell exfoliation via cytolytic granules.
authors.affiliation: Department of Immunology, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA.
authors.forename: Hongnga T
authors.initials: HT
authors.lastname: Le
authors.affiliation: Department of Immunology, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA. Electronic address: minb@ccf.org.
authors.forename: Booki
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Min
mesh_terms: D004847:Epithelial Cells / Q000276:immunology; D006801:Humans; D008407:Mast Cells; D001743:Urinary Bladder / Q000276:immunology*