Antibacterial Defense Factors of Urinary Bladder Mucosa

Ruggieri, Michael Raymond

Abstract

Funding Agency

• Agency: National Institute of Health (NIH)
• Institute: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
• Type: Research Project (R01)
• Project #: 3R01DK042890-02S1
• Application #: 3244083
• Study Section: Surgery, Anesthesiology and Trauma Study Section (SAT)
• Project Start: 1991-06-20
• Project End: 1994-05-31
• Budget Start: 1992-06-01
• Budget End: 1993-05-31
• Support Year: 2
• Fiscal Year: 1992

Institution

• Name: Temple University
• Type: Schools of Medicine
• City: Philadelphia
• State: PA
• Country: United States
• Zip Code: 19122

Publications

Baselli, E C; Brandes, S B; Luthin, G R et al. (1999) The effect of pregnancy and contractile activity on bladder muscarinic receptor subtypes. Neurourol Urodyn 18:511-20

Brandes, S B; Ruggieri, M R (1995) Muscarinic receptor subtypes in normal, fetal, and gravid rabbit bladder, heart and uterus. Adv Exp Med Biol 385:241-9

Chelsky, M J; Rosen, S I; Knight, L C et al. (1994) Bladder permeability in interstitial cystitis is similar to that of normal volunteers: direct measurement by transvesical absorption of 99mtechnetium-diethylenetriaminepentaacetic acid. J Urol 151:346-9

Ruggieri, M R; Balagani, R K; Rajter, J J et al. (1992) Characterization of bovine bladder mucin fractions that inhibit Escherichia coli adherence to the mucin deficient rabbit bladder. J Urol 148:173-8