Sentences with phrase «for mucin»

Some micronutrients are required for mucin production — notably vitamin D. [7, 8] Poland is fairly far north, and many of the Optimal Dieters could have been low in vitamin D.

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These mucin glycan chains provide a source of nutrients as well as an attachment site for bacteria that have evolved to colonise the outer mucus layer.

Before it is ready for application in humans, the pig stomach mucin will undergo further testing in the lab.

The mucin coating offers several advantages: Conventional products for treating dry eyes are primarily based on hyaluronic acid.

A new study, based on 96 Japanese office workers, found that staring at a screen for eight hours or more is associated with lower mucin levels.

Thus, a group of scientists led by Prof. Oliver Lieleg, professor for Biomechanics and head of the «Biopolymers and Bio-Interfaces» lab at the Munich School of BioEngineering, had the idea to apply the missing mucin directly to the contact lens.

«First - aid for defective mucus: Researchers discover mechanism for fixing defective mucins.»

«Most of the commercially available mucins, which are already used e.g. for the treatment of oral dryness, have lost exactly this ability; we were able to demonstrate this in a series of experiments.

These range from those that are very similar to the acid - secreting glands of the stomach to those that look like intestinal crypts — indeed intestinalisation (defined by the presence of mucin secreting goblet cells), is diagnostic for Barrett's in some countries.

Super-enhancers are regions of DNA that decide which genes become active, and by using chemical inhibitors to block those super-enhancers responsible for the hyperactivity of T helper cells, the researchers were able to prevent the overproduction of IL - 9, and therefore also of mucin.

If confirmed, the findings will open a new line of research that could ultimately lead to significant innovation, as drugs that control amounts of the novel mucins or that target specific glycosylating enzymes could lead to a new treatment paradigm for glaucoma.

If confirmed, the findings will open a new line of research that could ultimately lead to significant innovation, as drugs that control amounts of the novel mucins could be a new treatment paradigm for glaucoma.

Sulfate is essential for many biological processes, helping to flush toxins and helping form proteins in joints, brain tissue and mucin proteins.

This happens because mucin - 2, the primary constituent of mucus in the gut, is 80 % carbohydrate, and when the body is carb - starved glucose is triaged for the benefit of the brain, starving other tissues like the gut.

As strange as it is, understand that the mucin layer disappears as the microbiome feeds upon it if you aren't eating for your trillion.

As the rules / tenants of basic microbial ecology go, a reduction in fermentable substrates derived from carbohydrates means less energy sources for the microbes — who depend on host - derived substrates as well, as in the case of mucin - degraders like Akkermansia.

For those of us restricted to wearing hard contact (RGP) lenses, we are quickly alerted to mucin deficiency and the need to for dietary changFor those of us restricted to wearing hard contact (RGP) lenses, we are quickly alerted to mucin deficiency and the need to for dietary changfor dietary changes.

For sometime now I've realized that I'm dealing with a low mucin issue but can't seem to find a way out of this maze.

For instance, the main mucin of the gastrointestinal tract, MUC2, is composed of a dimerized protein — each protein weighing 600,000 Daltons individually, so 1.2 million Daltons for the pair — plus about 4 million Daltons of sugar, for a total mass of 5 million DaltoFor instance, the main mucin of the gastrointestinal tract, MUC2, is composed of a dimerized protein — each protein weighing 600,000 Daltons individually, so 1.2 million Daltons for the pair — plus about 4 million Daltons of sugar, for a total mass of 5 million Daltofor the pair — plus about 4 million Daltons of sugar, for a total mass of 5 million Daltofor a total mass of 5 million Daltons.

Scientists have created mice who lack genes for the main digestive tract mucins.

If, for whatever reason, mucin production were halted for lack of glucose, we would have no tears, no saliva and no gastrointestinal or airway mucus.

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