Effective treatment of many debilitating diseases without side effects could occur by delivering drugs more efficiently to underlying mucosal layers in a controlled manner. Impact of Mucosal ...

The mucosal layer in the small intestine degrades with age in rats, allowing digestive enzymes to slowly escape and leak into ...

There are 3 layers of smooth muscle in the small intestine. One is circular and the other 2 run longitudinally. The wall of the small intestine is lined by mucosa, or mucous membrane and serosa ...

Computer simulations of how Influenza A moves through human mucous found it is ideally configured to slide through the sticky ...

These miniature robots can enter the gastrointestinal tract through oral administration, achieving precise drug delivery and therapy. They can traverse mucosal layers and tissue barriers, directly ...

As pollution levels soar, the impact on children's health goes beyond physical illnesses, creeping into aspects of learning ...

According to Dr G C Khilnani, chairman of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine at PSRI Hospital in Delhi, one should ...

“The Plio implant does not penetrate the tissue, the anchors only grip the inside mucosal layer, and in pre-clinical studies, ...

The researchers set out to investigate the effects of multiple mRNA vaccines on mucosal immunity, referring to mucous membranes such as the ones on the inside of our noses. Specifically ...

Thus, the presence of sIgA in the circulation of PUUV-HFRS patients could potentially be explained by a breach of the mucosal layers and leakage of its luminal contents into the periphery. However, ...

Goblet cells secrete mucus, forming a protective layer that prevents harmful pathogens from reaching the inner gut tissues.