Why are diabetics prone to kidney infections?

Insulin receptor signaling regulates renal collecting duct and intercalated cell antibacterial defenses

(2018) Matthew J. Murtha et al.   JOURNAL OF CLINICAL INVESTIGATION

Urinary NGAL deficiency in recurrent urinary tract infections

(2017) Catherine S. Forster et al.   PEDIATRIC NEPHROLOGY

Insulin and the phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase signaling pathway regulate Ribonuclease 7 expression in the human urinary tract

(2016) Tad E. Eichler et al.   KIDNEY INTERNATIONAL

Amplifying renal immunity: the role of antimicrobial peptides in pyelonephritis

(2015) Brian Becknell et al.   Nature Reviews Nephrology

α–Intercalated cells defend the urinary system from bacterial infection

(2014) Neal Paragas et al.   JOURNAL OF CLINICAL INVESTIGATION

Ribonuclease 7, an antimicrobial peptide upregulated during infection, contributes to microbial defense of the human urinary tract

(2013) John David Spencer et al.   KIDNEY INTERNATIONAL

Expression and Antimicrobial Function of Beta-Defensin 1 in the Lower Urinary Tract

(2013) Brian Becknell et al.   PLoS One

Estrogen Supports Urothelial Defense Mechanisms

(2013) P. Luthje et al.   Science Translational Medicine

Contribution of Structural Domains to the Activity of Ribonuclease 7 against Uropathogenic Bacteria

(2012) H. Wang et al.   ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS AND CHEMOTHERAPY

A role for collecting duct epithelial cells in renal antibacterial defences

(2011) Cecilia Chassin et al.   CELLULAR MICROBIOLOGY

Ribonuclease 7 is a potent antimicrobial peptide within the human urinary tract

(2011) John D. Spencer et al.   KIDNEY INTERNATIONAL

The vitamin D–antimicrobial peptide pathway and its role in protection against infection

(2009) Adrian F Gombart   Future Microbiology