Publications by authors named "Wiktoria Rejmak"
Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are a serious public health problem. They can be caused by a number of pathogens, but the most common are Escherichia coli, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Proteus mirabilis, Enterococcus faecalis and Staphylococcus saprophyticus. Bacterial infection is diagnosed by examining a urine sample.
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- Cancer is a leading cause of death, with bladder cancer being the 10th most diagnosed cancer in the U.S. and 13th in men.
- This study focuses on how proteolytic enzymes, specifically ADAM15, are involved in cancer progression and presents a method for detecting ADAM15 activity in urine.
- Using a specialized substrate optimized through combinatorial chemistry, researchers found ADAM15 activity in bladder cancer patients' urine, but not in healthy individuals.