Homepage Curriculum Vitae The epithelial lining of our intestine is organized in a crypt-villi architecture and serves many essential functions including maintenance of barrier, digestion and nutrient ...

Its epithelial structure includes villus epithelium and follicle-associated epithelium (FAE). Villus epithelium is made of absorptive cells (enterocytes) with protrusions that help with nutrient ...

Tight junctions between genital tract epithelial cells provide an anatomic barrier and prevent HIV from reaching submucosal targets. Microbicides that disrupt the barrier increase the risk for HIV ...

For instance, in COPD airway epithelial cells exposed to cigarette smoke extracts, hypomethylation of a gene promoter increased the expression of the repressor of the aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AHR).

Precisely locating the spark of the immune response could stimulate research into drug delivery to inhibit this newly found role of the epithelium, using drugs already in clinical trials, Verdu ...

Also known as epithelial basement membrane dystrophy, map-dot-fingerprint dystrophy gets its name from the unusual appearance of the cornea during an eye examination.Map-dot-fingerprint dystrophy, ...