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  • Title: Immunological aspects of pyelonephritis.
    Author: Hanson LA, Ahlstedt S, Fasth A, Hagberg M, Kaijser B, Mattsby-Baltzer I, Svanborg-Eden C.
    Journal: Contrib Nephrol; 1979; 16():16-21. PubMed ID: 380897.
    Abstract:
    Several virulence factors, such as O and K antigens and capacity to attach to uroepithelial cells, seem to be required for Escheria coli to cause acute pyelonephritis. These factors induce an immune response, however, which can modify the course and clinical expression of the infection. During acute pyelonephritis, autoantibodies to the Tamm-Horsfall protein increase. These antibodies, which probably are evoked by a cross-reaction noted between structures of E. coli LPS and the Tamm-Horsfall protein, may add to the renal tissue engagement in interstitial nephritis caused by bacterial pyelonephritis.
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