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ArticleLife science alliance2025

PTEN modulates urinary tract infection susceptibility and shapes urothelial antibacterial defenses.

Aaron Simoni, M Skye Bochter, Sarah Linn-Peirano, Kristin Salamon, Brian Becknell, Hanna Cortado, Ashley R Jackson, Laura Schwartz, John David Spencer

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9 authors.

Aaron SimoniKidney and Urinary Tract Center, The Abigail Wexner Research Institute at Nationwide Children's, Columbus, OH, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-0657-3737
M Skye BochterKidney and Urinary Tract Center, The Abigail Wexner Research Institute at Nationwide Children's, Columbus, OH, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-9607-3770
Sarah Linn-PeiranoKidney and Urinary Tract Center, The Abigail Wexner Research Institute at Nationwide Children's, Columbus, OH, USA.
Kristin SalamonKidney and Urinary Tract Center, The Abigail Wexner Research Institute at Nationwide Children's, Columbus, OH, USA.
Brian BecknellKidney and Urinary Tract Center, The Abigail Wexner Research Institute at Nationwide Children's, Columbus, OH, USA.
Hanna CortadoKidney and Urinary Tract Center, The Abigail Wexner Research Institute at Nationwide Children's, Columbus, OH, USA.
Ashley R JacksonKidney and Urinary Tract Center, The Abigail Wexner Research Institute at Nationwide Children's, Columbus, OH, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-1571-3906
Laura SchwartzKidney and Urinary Tract Center, The Abigail Wexner Research Institute at Nationwide Children's, Columbus, OH, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-4056-3030
John David SpencerKidney and Urinary Tract Center, The Abigail Wexner Research Institute at Nationwide Children's, Columbus, OH, USA John.Spencer@nationwidechildrens.org.ORCID 0000-0001-5509-7135

Funding

The Contributions of Ribonuclease 4 & 7 to Urinary Tract Antibacterial DefenseR01DK115737 · NIDDK · RESEARCH INST NATIONWIDE CHILDREN'S HOSP · PI John David Spencer · 2018 to 2026
$2.8M
Linking Insulin Signaling to Antimicrobial Peptide Production and the Kidney's Antibacterial DefensesR01DK114035 · NIDDK · RESEARCH INST NATIONWIDE CHILDREN'S HOSP · PI SPENCER, JOHN DAVID · 2018 to 2021
$1.4M
NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK114035NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK115737
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Despite advancements in our understanding of urinary tract infection (UTI) pathogenesis, UTIs remain a leading cause of morbidity, partly because of an incomplete understanding of the molecular pathways governing bladder antibacterial defenses. Here, we demonstrate that phosphatase and tensin homolog (PTEN), a negative regulator of PI3K/Akt signaling, is a critical modulator of bladder urothelial immune defenses and vulnerability to UTIs caused by uropathogenic

Indexed as

PTEN PhosphohydrolaseUrinary Tract InfectionsUrotheliumAnimalsDisease Models, AnimalDisease SusceptibilityEscherichia coli InfectionsFemaleHumansMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutNF-kappa BProto-Oncogene Proteins c-aktSignal TransductionUrinary BladderNF-kappa BProto-Oncogene Proteins c-aktPTEN PhosphohydrolasePTEN protein, humanPten protein, mouse

Identifiers

PMID40701780
PMCPMC12287727

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