Sentences with phrase «of mucus secretions»

Mucoid enteritis, another form of enteritis, can cause a high level of mucus secretions, which can build up in the intestines of the rabbit.

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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.
Discus fish feed their young through a strange form of nursing; the larvae nibble at a protein - packed mucus secretion on their parents» skin.
The disruption of this process causes thick, dehydrated mucus to build up, blocking the secretion of digestive enzymes from the pancreas into the intestine, and making it easier for harmful bacteria to infect the lungs.
«The microfluidic cell cultures reproduced functions of the airway tissues such as mucus secretion and acted as a barrier to molecules,» said Katelyn Sellgren, Ph.D., a postdoctoral research scientist at RTI and first author of the paper.
Chronic airway inflammation is characterized by the infiltration of EOS, an increase in serum immunoglobulin (Ig) E and excessive secretion of airway mucus (4 — 6), which result in airway structural changes and may even develop into refractory asthma or severe asthma (7).
The first couple days of symptoms are usually when you're most infectious because that's before your immune system has begun to quell the infection, and so the viral loads in your infected bodily secretions (e.g., mucus and saliva) are the highest.
Because fluids flowing through the lumen of the Intestine Chip can be collected continuously, sequential analysis of fluid samples can be used to quantify nutrient digestion, mucus secretion and establishment of intestinal barrier function over a period of multiple days in vitro.
Gland cells produce the secretions that constitute many common types of bodily fluid, including semen, mucus, and saliva.
Secretions of thick mucus or pus are common with bacterial pink eye.
This supplement both contains mucilage and stimulates nerve endings in the body's intestinal tract to increase natural mucus secretion, which is an instrumental part of the stomach's protective lining and helps combat ulcers and excessive acidity in the digestive system.
Reactions such as constriction of the bronchial tubes, mucus secretion, and increased vascular permeability may occur within minutes.
Influenza, often referred to as «flu, «is an infectious respiratory disease caused by type A or type B influenza viruses, which are present in the mucus membranes and secretions of the nose, throat and lungs.
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.
Slippery elm also causes reflux stimulation of nerve endings in the gastrointestinal tract leading to increased mucus secretion.
Multiple scientific studies have shown that DGL has the ability to restore the integrity of the esophageal, stomach and intestinal lining by increasing the secretion of protective mucus that lines the gastrointestinal tract.
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.»
Angels» Eyes Gentle Tear Stain Wipes Angels» Eyes Gentle Tear Stain Wipes help remove dried mucus secretions, discharge and tear stains, reducing the risk of eye irritations and itching caused by foreign matter.
COX - 1 produces prostaglandin E2 (PGE2), which plays a role in several functions involving the gastrointestinal system, such as increasing mucus and bicarbonate secretion, decreasing gastric acid secretion, and increasing the rate of turnover of gastric mucosa cells.
To help clear your dogs chest of mucus and secretions your veterinarian may recommend fluid therapy to maintain optimal hydration, airway humidification with a nebulizer or vaporizer and bronchodilation (using the medications theophylline, terbutaline, or albuterol to open the bronchial tubes).
An infected cat sheds large amounts of virus in all body secretions including feces, vomit, urine, saliva, and mucus.
Main sources of viral contamination: all secretions and excretions (vaginal mucus, sperm, expectorations, saliva, urine, and faeces) as well as foetuses and foetal membranes.
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