The stratified squamous epithelium of the oesophageal mucosa usually forms a tight protective barrier against noxious components of gastro-oesophageal reflux (such as acid and bile acids), a necessary ...

The immunomodulatory effects and excellent tolerability of polysaccharides make them optimal candidates for pulmonary vaccine adjuvants. Yet, the structure–immunostimulatory activity relationship of ...

Objective Recently, the authors demonstrated altered gene expression in the jejunal mucosa of diarrhoea-predominant irritable bowel syndrome patients (IBS-D); specifically, the authors showed that ...

4. What are the surfaces of the epithelial barrier? They include the skin, respiratory mucosa, gastrointestinal mucosa, and the urogenital mucosa which are for the most part barrier tissues. 5.

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For a study, researchers have shed light on the involvement of the epithelial glycocalyx in the maintenance of the ocular surface barrier function. Researchers reviewed the discoveries, discussed ...

Interestingly, nasal mucosa from healthy donors did not display barrier dysfunction when exposed to SA, in contrast with the nasal mucosa from patients with chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps, ...