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Access through your institution Buy or subscribe Researchers retrospectively assessed the occurrence of recurrent UTI (rUTI) using patient interviews and also investigated the expression of
genes encoding PSA and whey-acid motif 4-disulphide core (WFDC) proteins WFDC2 and SLPI in prostate cell lines. The exact role of WFDC proteins remains unclear, though roles in innate
immunity have been identified. 25 men were included in the final analysis, nine of whom had rUTI. Interestingly, men who had rUTI had a median serum PSA level of 2.4 ng/ml at their initial
episode, compared with 6.3 ng/ml in those who had only a single UTI. This is a preview of subscription content, access via your institution ACCESS OPTIONS Access through your institution
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Contact customer support ORIGINAL RESEARCH PAPER * Townes, C. L. _ et al_. Prostate specific antigen enhances the innate defence of prostatic epithelium against _Escherichia coli_ infection.
_Prostate_ doi:10.1002/pros.22700 Download references Authors * Annette Fenner View author publications You can also search for this author inPubMed Google Scholar RIGHTS AND PERMISSIONS
Reprints and permissions ABOUT THIS ARTICLE CITE THIS ARTICLE Fenner, A. Potential protective role of raised PSA in recurrent UTI. _Nat Rev Urol_ 10, 495 (2013).
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