Human urinary extracellular vesicle preparations inhibit in vitro biofilm formation against several uropathogens
These findings highlight the potential role of UEVs as innate modulators of uropathogen biofilms and lay the groundwork for future exploration of the relevance of host-derived UEVs in determining risks of recurrent UTIs.
Authors
- Ashraf Zarkan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3582-124X)
- Kieran Abbott (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-3369-5920)
- Tim Williams (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8503-5920)
- Fiona E. Karet Frankl
- Aziz Ur Rehman
Institutions
- University of Cambridge (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Microbiology
- Published
- 2026-03-11
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2026.1782549
- Primary Topic
- Extracellular vesicles in disease
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00