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. 2016 Dec 20;45(6):1179-1181.
doi: 10.1016/j.immuni.2016.12.002.

Precision Targeting: Mast Cells Wipe Out Infected Bladder Epithelia

Hongnga T Le  1 , Booki Min  2
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Precision Targeting: Mast Cells Wipe Out Infected Bladder Epithelia

Hongnga T Le et al. Immunity. .
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Exfoliating infected bladder epithelium is a powerful host defense mechanism that reduces bacterial burden. In this issue of Immunity, Choi et al. (2016) present a function of mast cells that orchestrates the infected epithelial cell exfoliation via cytolytic granules.

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