The surface of the cornea is covered by a stratified squamous epithelium consisting of three to five nonkeratinized epithelial cell layers. 1, 2, 3 Corneal epithelial cells are formed through mitosis ...

Nucleotide oligomerization domain (NOD) 2 functions as a mammalian cytosolic pathogen recognition molecule, and mutant forms have been genetically linked to Crohn's disease (CD). NOD2 associates with ...

The epithelium lines the organs of the human body. In the skin and the intestine as well as in the kidney, this cell layer forms a barrier that regulates the exchange of molecules like hormones and ...

Also known as epithelial basement membrane dystrophy, map-dot-fingerprint dystrophy gets its name from the unusual appearance of the cornea during an eye examination.Map-dot-fingerprint dystrophy, ...

Scientists have identified a previously unknown mechanism which modifies the structure of plasma membranes in intestinal epithelial cells. Unlike other proteins with a similar function, the new ...

In pink, wild type cells expressing gamma actin. In black, knock-out cells that do not express gamma actin. The yellowish lines reveal the tortuous nature of the junctions. Our skin and mucous ...

The saccular epithelium and the otolithic membrane in tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus, were studied by light and electron microscopy. The saccular wall is composed of three types of epithelia: sensory ...

MAPK signaling works like a molecular switchboard inside epithelial cells, turning outside stress into gene-level commands. IL-33 is an alarm signal cytokine that normally stays tucked inside ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A 79-year-old woman was referred to the Cornea Service for progressive corneal edema and decreased vision in the ...

Study data indicate that membrane perforation registers as danger and is sufficient to launch type 2 immune pathways in the airway epithelium. The authors argue that many otherwise unrelated allergens ...