Airway epithelial cells act as a physical barrier against environmental toxins and injury, and modulate inflammation and the immune response. As such, maintenance of their integrity is critical.

Ryan Hunter, PhD, associate professor of microbiology and immunology, recently created a device to study anaerobic bacteria alongside oxygenated cells, simulating microenvironments within the body.

As an example, consider the epithelial cells that line the inner and outer surfaces of the human body — including the skin, intestines, airway, and reproductive tract. These cells provide a ...

Research on gastrointestinal diseases, especially cancer, has mainly focused on epithelial cells, which line the surfaces of ...

Discover a study that explored the hypothesis that mucus transpiration contributes to airway inflammation and chronic respiratory disease.

Reduced glutathione or simply glutathione (γ-glutamylcysteinylglycine; GSH) is found in the cytosol of most cells of the body. GSH in the epithelial lining fluid (ELF) of the lower respiratory ...

These modes of transmission are similar to those of the common cold, flu, and other respiratory viruses. After entering the body, the virus attaches to the epithelial cells lining the respiratory ...

The trachea has a number of adaptations: cartilage rings in the walls of the trachea help to keep it open ciliated epithelium and goblet cells to ... parts of the respiratory system as shown ...