How the body fights off urinary tract infections

(ETH Zurich) Some people are better protected than others against urinary tract infections. This may be because their bodies produce more of a protein called uromodulin. An interdisciplinary research team has now found out exactly how this helper protein brings relief when nature calls and how this knowledge might benefit the treatment and prevention of these painful inflammations.
Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases - Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news