Sentences with phrase «epithelial cells together»
Scientists taking a close look at how a dangerous food - borne bacterium invades the gut have identified a new culprit, a molecule that normally helps hold the intestinal lining and other sheets of epithelial cells together.
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The strict definition of celiac disease — positive antibodies to gliadin, intestinal endomysium, and tissue transglutaminase, together with the presence of HLA - DQ2 or HLA - DQ8 genes and an intestinal biopsy that shows at least 20 - 25 CD3 cells per 100 epithelial cells — will account for about 75 - 80 % of all those sensitive to gluten.
The now - mesenchymal cells can then travel to a remote site, where they eventually convert back to their epithelial state and clump together into a secondary tumor.
The new research finds that the stiffness of the extracellular matrix and the availability of certain ligands (molecules that bind to cell membranes) can together determine which genes are actually called on — and whether normal epithelial cells begin to exhibit the behaviors characteristic of highly malignant cancer cells.
«Two components of the pathway, the phosphatase PTPD2 and the lipid PA, are together required for HER2 signaling to function in mammary epithelial cells.»
It also provides new insights into how the epithelial cells that line the body and its organs stick together.
March 13, 2017 How cells communicate to move together as a group Research from the University of Chicago has identified a new signaling system that epithelial cells use to coordinate their individual movements and efficiently move tissues.
This lining consists of a layer of epithelial cells that come together to form a barrier that is impenetrable to the nanoparticles, thereby necessitating the use of injections to be an effective form of treatment.
The small intestine and the stomach are lined with epithelial cells that are connected together by tight junctions similar to the tight junctions in the blood brain barrier (BBB) of the brain.
The tissue of your small intestine is made up of epithelial cells held together by several junctions, the most important being the tight junctions.