They know that too much of a protein called
mucin causes the lungs» airways to close, triggering an asthma attack, but until now, the mechanism behind this was unknown.
Not exact matches
Oliver Lieleg's team was able to prove that the lenses
caused no tissue damage when they were coated with
mucins.
In collaboration with researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Johnson & Johnson, the TUM team showed that if
mucins lose these sugar molecules, they can no longer bind a sufficient amount of water, which
causes them to lose their lubricative potential.
This, in turn, results in too much
mucin being produced by the mucous membranes in the airways, restricting the flow of air and
causing the shortness of breath felt during an asthma attack.
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Akkermansia is thought to help prevent metabolic diseases like diabetes by aiding
mucin turnover and production,
causing thickening of the gut wall.
IgA and
mucin bind with the proteins that can
cause food sensitivities.
The Shar Pei also suffers uniquely from cutaneous mucinosis (
mucin helps to form thickened skin and these high concentrations of
mucin build up over time
causing blistering and inflammation).