Sentences with phrase «protective mucus»

A too - thin layer of protective mucus allows dangerous bacteria, undigested foods, and other pathogens into the bloodstream, where they trigger system - wide inflammation.

In pets fed FOS, intestinal cells are larger and healthier, have a thicker protective mucus layer, and are almost 100 % more efficient at absorbing nutrients from food.

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.

Normally, a healthy dog's respiratory tract is lined with protective mucus, but at times, the lining may be compromised either by stress, exposure to cold or other debilitating factors, allowing virus and bacteria to set in.

That said, research published in Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology found that daily rinsing may reduce the amount of protective mucus in the nose, which ups the risk of cold and other infections.

The cells in the lining of the stomach secrete a protective mucus that in turn protects the stomach from these acids.

Although there is no scientific evidence to verify this, a 1991 study conducted at Kyoto Pharmaceutical University in Japan reported that capsaicin given orally decreased muscle contractions in the stomach and increased the flow of protective mucus.

Since our urinary tracts, unlike other passageways such as the nose, have no protective mucus to help keep bacteria away, the body has developed another strategy to protect itself from attack.

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.

Bacteria deprived of fiber's complex sugars began to munch on the protective mucus lining the intestines, bumping against the intestinal lining and sparking inflammation, Huang, Sonnenburg and colleagues reported in Cell Host & Microbe in 2015.

A simple sample of the protective mucus layer that coats a frog's skin can now be analyzed to determine how susceptible the frog is to disease, thanks to a technique developed by a researcher at the University of Colorado Boulder.

The Bäckhed study found that mice developed problems with the protective mucus layer in the colon after just 3 - 7 days of eating the low - fiber diet: this mucus layer became more penetrable and bacteria encroached upon the epithelial cells of the colon.

The researchers discovered the protein that allows the bacterium Vibrio cholerae to morph into a corkscrew shape that likely helps it twist into — and then escape — the protective mucus that lines the inside of the gut.

In the case of the laboratory mice in the study I mentioned before, the fiber - starved, mucus - degrading bacteria of the gut microbiota ramped up the expression of special enzymes that decimated the protective mucus lining of the intestine.

Infant immune system interactions with commensal (friendly) bacteria not only teach these cells friend from foe but also encourage secretions of secretory IgA (sIgA), the antibody found in the protective mucus barrier of the gut lining; decreased sIgA is associated with decreased immune defenses.

One startling revelation researchers found is that gut bacteria starved of the plant fiber they need for fuel instead appear to feed on the protective mucus layer that lines the intestines.

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.

Another recent study shows that when microbes are starved of fiber, they can start to feed on the protective mucus lining of the gut, possibly triggering inflammation and disease» [1].

Holy basil has been shown to reduce stomach acid and help the body to produce more of the protective mucus that lines the intestines.

Probiotics contain so - called «friendly» bacteria are often able to control more harmful bacteria while reducing inflammation and improving the protective mucus lining of the gut.

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.

Deglycyrrhizinated licorice has been researched to support the body's output of protective mucus to help protect and heal the stomach and gastrointestinal lining.

They can penetrate the protective mucus of the small intestine where they promote cell division at the wrong time and even cause cell death.

It is anti-secretory, so when it hits the stomach lining, it interrupts the production of the protective mucus that coats the stomach lining.

Metaldehyde kills snails and slugs by causing them to dehydrate (it does this both by disturbing their ability to produce their protective mucus coating and by causing them to swell).