My current research project uses stem cell organogenesis to examine H. pylori infection in the human stomach and determine whether infection upregulates epithelial ST6Gal-I expression, a ...

Since then, the mucosal immune system has received a great deal of attention and is described as an integrated network of tissues, cells and effector molecules that protect the host from infection ...

The field of mucosal immunology covers a lot of territory, given that it comprises the large physical surfaces that line the body's passages and cavities and that link the external environment to ...

Green tea shines as a natural powerhouse of antioxidants, with catechins leading the charge among its polyphenols, which ...

Australian researchers have discovered that multiple chemicals found in cigarette smoke and e-cigarettes alter the function ...

Cigarette smoking is widespread and deadly, yet our understanding of how cigarette smoke actually causes serious respiratory ...

epithelial cells (including goblet cells), and secretory cells in the mucosa. [3] The nasal mucosa is protected by a secretory blanket with two layers: a deeper aqueous layer and a more ...

New research reveals how multiple chemicals found in cigarette smoke and e-cigarettes alter the function of a key type of ...

Researchers at Tokyo University of Science developed a novel thin film enriched with tea catechins for treating oral ...

Hanawa. Oral mucositis, a common and painful side effect of cancer treatments, affecting 30-40% of the patients, results from damage to rapidly dividing mucosal cells. This condition causes ...