Bidirectional gut–brain communications are proving key to both gastrointestinal and neurological diseases. This Review explores the role of the mucosal immune system as gatekeeper and master ...

To maintain homeostasis, the mucosal immune system has evolved 2 adaptive anti-inflammatory mechanisms: Productive immunity: the first line of defense that is primarily mediated by secretory IgA ...

Home News Immune System’s Mucosal Sentries-in-Training Found February 12, 2014 If innate lymphoid cells are rare, and hence elusive, their precursors are even more so—which is saying something.

Noting that the mucosal immune system is the immune system’s largest component, the researchers expressed concern that it hasn’t been a focus of much of the research on COVID-19 to date. “We think it ...

Brandtzaeg, P, Farstan, IN, Haraldsen, G. Regional specialization in the mucosal immune system: primed cells do not always home along the same track. Immunol Today 1999;20:267-277.

IgA2 helps the immune system keep mucosal bacteria in check. So, as bacteria levels rise, so too do levels of IgA2, dampening the excessive growth of these otherwise helpful bugs.

Study: Boundaries and integration between microbiota, the nervous system, and immunity.Image Credit: SciePro / Shutterstock.com. How does the gut microbiota impact the nervous and mucosal immune ...

Noting that the mucosal immune system is the immune system's largest component, the researchers expressed concern that it hasn't been a focus of much of the research on COVID-19 to date.

This could offer a potential new way to train the mucosal immune system to help protect against chronic inflammatory diseases such as type 2 diabetes and obesity.

The immune system is an organization of cells and molecules with specialized roles in defending against infection. ... The mucosa-associated lymphoid tissues, including the tonsils, ...