Certain molecules that help to
produce mucin remained roughly equal among test subjects with and without dry eye, regardless of their eyestrain status.
Not exact matches
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.
The colonic mucus barrier is
produced by specialized cells in our gut epithelium lining that secrete
mucin.
In addition, the host itself
produces substrates such as glycoproteins (e.g.,
mucins) which contribute to the available amino acids within the colon [39].»
Additional therapeutic effects may be achieved via CsA and tacrolimus» anti-inflammatory effects, stimulatory effect on lacrimal glands, proliferative effect on
mucin -
producing conjunctival goblet cells, and inhibitory effect on lacrimal cell apoptosis.
They are actually always there but as the animal gets older they become less efficient at
producing IgA and
mucin in the digestive tract.