Sentences with phrase «of mucus production»

On the issue of dysbiosis, I assume Dr Phinney will agree that some non-zero level of mucus production is optimal, and that a level of mucus production below that optimum impairs health.

Not exact matches

While mucus is constantly being produced and degraded in a normal gut, the change in bacteria activity under the lowest - fiber conditions meant that the pace of eating was faster than the pace of production — almost like an overzealous harvesting of trees outpacing the planting of new ones.

The researchers found that the mix of enzymes being made changed depending on what the mice were being fed, with even occasional fiber deprivation leading to more production of mucus - degrading enzymes.

However there is no scientific evidence of any link between dairy products and mucus production.

A recent study published in the Journal of the American College of Nutrition showed that milk consumption does not lead to mucus production or asthma.

The increased production of mucus during teething can make your baby more prone to ear infections.

FertileCM is also highly recommended as women with PCOS are likely to experience a hormonal imbalance which may have an effect on the production of your fertile - quality cervical mucus.

In women, EPA and DHA are believed to help regulate hormones, reduce inflammation, promote cervical mucus production, and reduce blood clotting, all of which is beneficial for fertility.

The researchers found that production of this mucus lining depends upon a single immune system regulator — the NLRP6 inflammasome — that controls mucus secretion by cells in the wall of the intestine, just like turning on a faucet.

Immune system defenses against dangerous bacteria in the gut can be breached by turning off a single molecular switch that governs production of the protective mucus lining our intestinal walls, according to a study led by researchers at Yale, the University of British Columbia, and the Weizmann Institute of Science.

This results in excessive mucus production, cough and remodeling processes in the airways as well as the loss of alveoli, which are therefore no longer available for gas exchange.

Mucin, the major component of mucus, plays an important role in the clearance of bacterial pathogens, but uncontrolled, excessive mucus production can lead to conductive hearing loss and decreased bacterial clearance.

«The new model enables studies of the complex interactions between host cells, mucus production, and gut microbes in a system that closely mimics the situation in human patients,» Dawson said.

The major point of this paper is the potential mechanism — mucus production — which has not been looked at properly before.»

«Ulcerative colitis is often associated with decreased mucus production and the worms seem to somehow restore mucus production, possibly by inducing a population of immune cells that make IL - 22,» Loke says.

During the 2008 relapse, the researchers found that immune cells in tissues with active colitis produced large quantities of an inflammatory signaling molecule named interluekin - 17 (IL - 17), but very little IL - 22, the latter of which has been linked to wound healing and mucus production.

The results of Loke's new case study — the most recent of only five studies that investigate helminthic therapy in people instead of animals — suggest that helminths may ease the symptoms of autoimmune diseases by increasing mucus production.

«What happens is the genetic defect predisposes patients to infections that drive the production of mucus that then blocks the airways and makes it difficult to breath.»

Deletion of TLR3 alters the pulmonary immune environment and mucus production during respiratory syncytial virus infection.

«The discovery that aldose reductase regulates mucus production and goblet cell metaplasia makes inhibition of this enzyme an attractive therapeutic option to reduce mucus - related airway obstructive diseases — and for the first time gives us a real chance to alter the course of the underlying disease in asthma and COPD.»

An underlying respiratory disease such as; asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and cystic fibrosis modifies these mechanisms by reducing the function of beating cilia and increasing the production of mucus.

A high concentration of 8 - iso is thought to increase airway responsiveness, and can increase the production of mucus and cause contraction of the airway muscles, making it difficult to breathe.

A defective gene leads to the production of extra-thick mucus, which can foster lung infections and digestive problems.

Asthma obstructs these airways through swelling, the production of too much mucus or a tightening of the tubes.

«Most of the time you're not really aware of it, but when there are other aggravating circumstances — if it's thicker than normal or if there's volume of production — you become more aware of the mucus.»

«That leads to mucus production and airway obstruction,» says Neil Schachter, MD, medical director of respiratory care at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City and author of The Good Doctor's Guide to Colds and Flu.

While mucus is constantly being produced and degraded in a normal gut, the change in bacteria activity under the lowest - fiber conditions meant that the pace of eating was faster than the pace of production — almost like an overzealous harvesting of trees outpacing the planting of new ones.

stimulating production of thick cervical mucus, which prevents sperm survival and ability to travel to a ripe egg in the fallopian tube in the event that ovulation does occur;

Cervical mucus is simply a fluid secreted by the cervix, the production of which is stimulated by the hormone estrogen.

An almost instant mucus production occurs in some yeast infection patients who have the slightest amount of sugar in their diet, and this will often disappear as their intestinal yeast overgrowth is halted and reversed, I have verified this with many patients over the years.

N - acetyl - d - glucosamine (NAG) is a key precursor in the production of glycoproteins in the stomach mucus.

After that, then I suspect an herbalist or naturopath may be able to make a recommendation for something that would facilitate the production of protective mucus in the bladder.

Thus, reduced production of mucus can impair intestinal immunity and promote gut dysbiosis or systemic infection by pathogens that enter through the gut.

Studies found that DGL can stimulate production of protective mucus and this helps heal the stomach lining from damage caused by corrosive bile acids, aspirin and other medications.

The vitamin C content of lemon helps boost immunity, and ginger reduces the production of histamine, the compound that triggers mucus production.

They create that barrier in several ways including the formation of the mucus lining and the stimulation of the production of immune boosting «good guys» that protect the gut from inflammation.

Some of the herbs act on the secretion of cervical mucus to facilitate the sperm journey to the fallopian tubes; others stimulate the uterus, or increase the production of the hormone progesterone in the luteal phase.

This may explain why «a subgroup of the population who have increased respiratory tract mucus production, find that many of their symptoms, including asthma, improve on a dairy elimination diet.»

The guess is that opioid receptors on the mucus glands in the respiratory tract may respond to the casomorphin from milk, which could potentially «stimulate the production and secretion of mucus from these respiratory glands.»

To support these observations the authors provided a plausible and testable mechanism to explain why a certain type of milk (A1) could increase mucus production in a subgroup of people who have increased intestinal permeability.

Most tissues prefer fat and eating 30 % of energy as glucose will not provide any glucose for metabolic use outside the brain, it will all be used for other purposes (brain metabolism, extracellular matrix and mucus / saliva / tears production, immune activity, etc).

It is believed that during the process of fasting, the intestinal cells called (enterochromaffin) take over the production of melatonin by absorbing protein - rich mucus (tryptophan), thereby decreasing * the work of the pineal gland.

For instance, reduced production of mucus in the digestive tract might increase the risk of gastrointestinal cancers, bowel diseases, and entry of infectious pathogens through the gut.

I'm actually planning one along that line shortly, on why the Optimal Diet (a very low - carb diet) seems to have a higher risk of gastrointestinal cancers; I think it's due to insufficient mucus production (the phenomenon of dry eyes / dry mouth, but in the intestine).

«It is possible in very low - carb diets, especially if protein intake is limited, to significantly reduce mucus production and impair the integrity of the gut mucosa and barrier.»

Additionally, offering a child simple, easy to digest, whole, non-processed foods accompanied by small amounts of food herbs and spices (thyme, ginger, licorice, chamomile), will strengthen and support a weak digestive system and keep mucus production and inflammation at a minimum.

Ultimately, the goal is to reduce the production of excess mucus naturally with safe and effective, non-suppressive interventions.

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.

Treatment of a tracheal collapse may include cough suppressants and short - term steroids to decrease production of mucus.

Cough Suppressants Chronic airway inflammation causes production of lots of thick mucus, probably as a protective mechanism to trap the offending irritant from reaching the lung.