Editorial: Immune Responses of the Mucosal Epithelium in Chronic Lung Diseases

Food Insecurity and Chronic Diseases: The Editorial

Immune Cell Responses and Mucosal Barrier Disruptions in Chronic Rhinosinusitis

Chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) is one of the most common presentations of upper airway illness and severely affects patient quality of life. Its frequency is not surprising given levels of environmental exposure to microbes, pollutants, and allergens. Inflammatory cells, inflammatory cytokine and chemokine production, and airway remodeling have been detected in the sinonasal mucosae of CRS patien...

Validity and reliability of the persian version of the chronic oral mucosal diseases questionnaire

Background: Chronic oral mucosal disease questionnaire (COMDQ) is used to evaluate the quality of life in patients with chronic conditions of the oral mucosa. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the validity and reliability of the Persian version of this questionnaire. Methods: A total of 135 subjects were selected in two groups; group 1 consisted of 95 patients with chronic oral muco...

Participation of the intestinal epithelium and mast cells in local mucosal immune responses in commercial poultry.

The intestinal mucosa of commercial poultry is continually subjected to invasion or colonization by a wide array of potentially hostile enteric pathogens. Although, recent investigations have focused on lymphocyte involvement in immune responses in the intestine, lymphocyte-mediated immunity alone will not explain the barrier nature of mucosal membranes associated with rejection of many enteric...

Mucosal Immune Responses