In a recent study, researchers at the University of California, San Diego, have provided new insights into the central role of goblet cells—specialized cells that line the gut—in maintaining a healthy ...

Goblet cell carcinoid (GCC) tumours of the appendix represent a unique and diagnostically challenging subset of neoplasms that manifest with dual characteristics of both neuroendocrine and ...

Goblet cells (GCs) are specialized cells of the intestinal epithelium contributing critically to mucosal homeostasis. One of the functions of GCs is to produce and secrete MUC2, the mucin that forms ...

The first step in the development of the allergic conjunctivitis is the penetration of the allergen through the epithelial layer. However, the mechanism of allergen transport is still unknown. Now, ...

The lungs of humans are protected by a sophisticated defense system. Similarly, fish have a specialized system to protect their gills. This is a close-up view of the gills of a zebrafish and the ...

Based on findings from recent studies that have identified MUC5AC in mice infected with the nematode Trichuris trichiura and during colitis, researchers from Medical University of South Carolina aimed ...