The study focused on the early impact of SARS-CoV-2 infection on human nasal epithelial cells (NECs). Epithelial cells, abundant throughout our bodies, play crucial roles in bodily functions and ...

Human rhinoviruses (HRV), the primary pathogens for the common cold ... has dedicated seven years to establishing the world's ...

They then grew the nasal cells in lab dishes, infected them with coronavirus, and watched closely. Three days later, viewed under a microscope, the nasal epithelial cells - as they are known ...

During the development of the olfactory epithelium (OE), olfactory sensory neurons (OSNs) express only one member of the odorant receptor (OR) gene family, and O ...

Acquisition of invasive and metastatic capabilities is frequently associated with loss of cell–cell adhesion. One of the major constituents of the cell-adhesion complex in epithelial cells is E ...

To support this, the Core provides expertise, training, resources, and specialized equipment in three areas. Core Function #1: Procure, grow, and distribute well-differentiated primary human ...

Led by Professors Jane Zhou Jie (middle) and Yuen Kwok-Yung (second left) from the Department of Microbiology, School of ...

It also requires stored epithelial cell glycogen as an energy source. There is enough energy stored in a healthy human epithelial cell to support rapid migration for 72 to 96 hours. Then migration ...

The specificity for avian receptors also explains why human-to-human transmission ... the increased replication efficiency was noted in nasal epithelial cells. Independent evaluation of the ...