Biomedicines, 2020 Endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress in intestinal secretory goblet cells has been linked to the development of ulcerative colitis (UC). Emerging evidence suggests that the short chain quinone drug idebenone displays anti-inflammatory activity in addition ...
Sonia Shastri +4 more
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Mucinous precursor lesions of mucinous carcinoma in breast: Incidence and histopathologic features [PDF]
Kosin Medical Journal, 2015 Objectives Columnar cell lesion (CCL), atypical ductal hyperplasia (ADH) and ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) may be premalignant lesion of mammary invasive carcinoma.
Min Jung Jung, Young Ok Kim
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Relation of Gallbladder Motility to Viscosity and Composition of Gallbladder Bile in Patients with Cholesterol Gallstones [PDF]
, 2009 Background/Aims: Increased viscosity and supersaturation of cholesterol in gallbladder bile, as well as an impaired motility of the gallbladder, are considered to be important factors in the pathogenesis of cholesterol gallstones.
Althaus, Rupert +9 more
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Dynamic interactions of a conserved enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli adhesin with intestinal mucins govern epithelium engagement and toxin delivery [PDF]
, 2016 At present, there is no vaccine for enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC), an important cause of diarrheal illness. Nevertheless, recent microbial pathogenesis studies have identified a number of molecules produced by ETEC that contribute to its ...
Bhullar, Kirandeep +7 more
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A mucin-like peptide from Fasciola hepatica instructs dendritic cells with parasite specific Th1-polarizing activity [PDF]
, 2017 Fasciolosis is a trematode zoonosis of interest in public health and cattle production. We report here the immunostimulatory effect of a 66 mer mucin-like peptide from Fasciola hepatica (Fhmuc), which synergizes with lipopolysaccharide (LPS) to promote ...
Brossard, Natalie +6 more
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Extracellular Protease Activity of Enteropathogenic Escherechia coli on Mucin Substrate
Hayati Journal of Biosciences, 2007 Enteropathogenic Escherichia coli (EPEC) causes gastrointestinal infections in human. EPEC invasion was initiated by attachment and aggressive colonization on intestinal surface. Attachment of EPEC alter the intestine mucosal cells.
SRI BUDIARTI, NISA RACHMANIA MUBARIK
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Histochemical Study of Inflammatory Lesions of Gall Bladder with Reference to Metaplastic Conditions [PDF]
Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2018 Introduction: Cholelithiasis and asymptomatic gallstones may produce pathological changes like hyperplasia and metaplasia of the gall bladder mucosal epithelium.
Biparnak Haldar +4 more
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Effect of native gastric mucus on in vivo hybridization therapies directed at Helicobacter pylori [PDF]
, 2015 Helicobacter pylori infects more than 50% of the worldwide population. It is mostly found deep in the gastric mucus lining of the stomach, being a major cause of peptic ulcers and gastric adenocarcinoma. To face the increasing resistance of H.
Azevedo, Nuno F +13 more
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Regulated Mucin Secretion from Airway Epithelial Cells
Frontiers in Endocrinology, 2013 Secretory epithelial cells of the proximal airways synthesize and secrete gel-forming polymeric mucins. The secreted mucins adsorb water to form mucus that is propelled by neighboring ciliated cells, providing a mobile barrier which removes inhaled ...
Kenneth Bruce Adler +2 more
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Dysregulated Cell–Cell Communication Characterizes Pulmonary Fibrosis
Cells, 2022 Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a progressive disease of older adults characterized by fibrotic replacement of functional gas exchange units in the lung.
Jonathan S. Kurche +4 more
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