while mucosal epithelial damage is more severe owing to a lack of compensation by the weakly expressed Dsg1. In mucocutaneous pemphigus vulgaris, antibodies against both Dsg1 and Dsg3 are produced ...

The nanoscale systems have to penetrate or diffuse through the mucosal membrane to reach the epithelium as depicted in Figure 3A & B. The mucosal surfaces are lined by epithelial cells ...

The COVID-19 virus spreads via mucus once inside an infected airway, allowing it to reach into the lower lungs, according to ...

pylori infection in the human stomach and determine whether infection upregulates epithelial ST6Gal-I expression, a glycosyltransferase that is overexpressed in multiple mucosal cancers including ...

Villi are found in the innermost layer of your intestine, known as the mucosa. Epithelial cells make up the villi, and ...

and how epithelial-cell-derived factors, through effects on dendritic cells (DCs) and lymphocytes, regulate intestinal immune homeostasis. One of the oldest known components of mucosal immunity ...

The Mucosal HIV and Immunobiology Center at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, established through the NIH's Digestive Diseases Research Development Center program, offers a unique opportunity ...