Expression and Significance of the HIP/PAP and RegIIIγ Antimicrobial Peptides during Mammalian Urinary Tract Infection

John David Spencer; Ashley R. Jackson; Birong Li; Christina B. Ching; Martin Vonau; Robert S. Easterling; Andrew L. Schwaderer; Kirk M. McHugh; Brian Becknell

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0144024

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Expression and Significance of the HIP/PAP and RegIIIγ Antimicrobial Peptides during Mammalian Urinary Tract Infection

John David Spencer,

Affiliations Division of Nephrology, Department of Pediatrics, The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, Ohio, United States of America, Center for Clinical and Translational Research, Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s, Columbus, Ohio, United States of America
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Ashley R. Jackson,

Affiliation Biomedical Sciences Graduate Program, The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, Ohio, United States of America
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Birong Li,

Affiliation Center for Clinical and Translational Research, Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s, Columbus, Ohio, United States of America
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Christina B. Ching,

Affiliation Division of Urology, Department of Surgery, The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, Ohio, United States of America
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Martin Vonau,

Affiliation Department of Pediatrics and Internal Medicine, The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, Ohio, United States of America
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Robert S. Easterling,

Affiliation Medical College of Ohio, Toledo, Ohio, United States of America
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Andrew L. Schwaderer,

Affiliations Division of Nephrology, Department of Pediatrics, The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, Ohio, United States of America, Center for Clinical and Translational Research, Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s, Columbus, Ohio, United States of America
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Kirk M. McHugh,

Affiliations Department of Anatomy, The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, Ohio, United States of America, Center for Molecular and Human Genetics, Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s, Columbus, Ohio, United States of America
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Brian Becknell

* E-mail: Brian.Becknell2@nationwidechildrens.org

Affiliations Division of Nephrology, Department of Pediatrics, The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, Ohio, United States of America, Center for Clinical and Translational Research, Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s, Columbus, Ohio, United States of America
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Expression and Significance of the HIP/PAP and RegIIIγ Antimicrobial Peptides during Mammalian Urinary Tract Infection

John David Spencer,
Ashley R. Jackson,
Birong Li,
Christina B. Ching,
Martin Vonau,
Robert S. Easterling,
Andrew L. Schwaderer,
Kirk M. McHugh,
Brian Becknell

Published: December 10, 2015
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0144024

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