Urinary defense begins in the kidney

Urinary defense begins in the kidney, quite literally! In the inaugural volume of the Journal of Urology published in 1917, Shohl and Janney demonstrated that urine pH 4.6 to 5.0 was lethal for several strains of Escherichia coli.1 Even to this day, therapeutic acidification of the urine is often recommended for suppression of urinary tract infections (UTI).

Source: Kidney International - August 21, 2019 Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Tian Shen, Abraham Levitman, Yuanji Li, Mendel Jacobs, Katherine Xu, Jonathan Barasch Tags: Nephrology Digest Source Type: research