and how epithelial-cell-derived factors, through effects on dendritic cells (DCs) and lymphocytes, regulate intestinal immune homeostasis. One of the oldest known components of mucosal immunity ...

pylori infection in the human stomach and determine whether infection upregulates epithelial ST6Gal-I expression, a glycosyltransferase that is overexpressed in multiple mucosal cancers including ...

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.