Sentences with phrase «outer mucus layer»

The outer mucus layer contains a population of friendly mucin - degrading bacteria — symbionts like Akkermansia who evolved to feed on our mucus.

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.

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In the colon, the mucus layer is divided into a loose outer layer that provides a suitable habitat for bacteria, allowing us to benefit from them, and an inner layer that acts as a protective barrier.

The outer layer of your gastrointestinal (GI) tract is a film of mucus and bacteria, and a protein called zonulin regulates how tightly the cells are linked together.

The microbes in our intestines do not colonize the tight inner layer of the mucus barrier, but as enzymes that we and our bacteria produce break down the sugar and protein backbones of the barrier, a loose outer layer is formed that supports a diverse population of microbes.

The syndrome inflames the mucus membranes and eyes, burning off the outer layer of skin and marking it with rashes just like Bartlett's.