Examination of the mucosal immune system as a global organ, rather than as a group of individual components, will identify and characterize relationships between mucosal sites. The term 'common ...

particularly the mucosal immune response to the microbiota, which represent the largest mass of antigen encountered by the immune system. The cellular and molecular mechanisms that maintain mucosal ...

Expression of components of the innate immune system of human milk change over the course of lactation, while simultaneously the ontogeny of the infant gut, and of its mucosal immune system ...

Mucosa is a major entry site for antigens and its associated lymphoid tissues comprise a unique system of dendritic cells (DC) that maintains immune tolerance. In this research project, we will ...

Effective ocular immunotherapies and vaccines to prevent HSV-1 infection are lacking but the ocular mucosal immune system has shown to be an effective means to generate local and systemic immune ...

Skin microbes do more than coexist—they shape immune responses, repair tissue, and influence gene expression across your ...

A healthy immune system defends your body against harmful ... Vitamin A plays a vital role in maintaining the health of the skin and mucosal membranes, which are the body’s first line of defense ...

The majority of microorganisms infecting humans cross through the mucosal barrier. This is particularly true in infants who explore the world with their mouths while their immune system is still ...

Annie Antar, MD, PhD, spoke about how long viral clearance could be an indicator of long COVID, but more research would need to be done to confirm this.