A recent study published in Frontiers in Immunology discussed how injury and abnormal repair of the airway epithelium drive chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and asthma. Study: Mechanisms ...
The small airways serve as a primary line of defense against inhaled particles and facilitate gas exchange by directing air to the alveoli. These small airways are critical in the pathophysiology of ...
Gary G. Martin, Abby K. Bailey, Seth Cohen, Yeraldi Loera, Anne M. Crooke, Stephanie Stamnes, Naomi Field, Zain Natha, Nisha Ramesh and Kasey Rose Mucus-secreting epithelia protect marine gastropods ...
The coronavirus does not appear to infect nerve cells in the olfactory epithelium and in the olfactory bulb, according to new research. It is now widely known that COVID-19 is associated with the ...