... Lafaille explains. "It's because something very important is happening: We're making these cells,"
Mucosal tissue, which lines both the respiratory and digestive tracts, has long been known as an ...
... immunologists as a key first-line response to infectious agents in diseases such as hepatitis B where mucosal tissues are involved in transmission. Baker and his team found the ...
... the researchers chose to name them NK-22 cells.
"NK-22 cells are already present in the mucosal tissue of the gastrointestinal tract, and as soon as they see a pathogen, they react," ...
... . Indigo carmine dye spraying showed a central depression on the polyps. Pedunculated colonic mucosal tissue was replaced by diffuse proliferation of large lymphoid cells with pleomorphic nuclei and ...
... of the anchoring fibrils that connect the cutaneous membranes to the dermis of the skin and mucosal tissues in the gastrointestinal tract. A lack of these fibrils means the dermal-epidermal ...
Human embryonic stem cells (hESC) provide a potentially unlimited source of oral mucosal tissues that may revolutionize the treatment of oral diseases. When fully exploited in the future, this source ...
... vaults are superior adjuvants for immunization against infections largely limited to mucosal tissues.
"We are encouraged that our findings could accelerate progress toward developing a vaccine to ...
... of phospholipids similar to those found in cell membranes, liposomes are potentially more toxic to the mucosal tissues and are unable to provide sustained release. In the current work, the researchers ...
... line of defense against invading pathogens. The response, also produced in mucosal tissue in the urinary tract, should help the body fight infection where it starts.
Mobley's team is ...
... says, is that it may be applicable for delivering drugs to other part of the body as well, such as mucosal tissues like the insides of the nose, lungs, or vagina, where the surface cells are also ...
