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• Linear morphea with secondary mucinosis

  Authors:Sujay Khandpur, Saurabh Singh, Vinod Sharma, Ruchika Gupta, and Manoj SinghFrom:Indian Journal of Dermatology, Venereology, and Leprology (Vol. 75, Issue 4) Peer-Reviewed

  July-August 20091,102 words Report Byline: Sujay. Khandpur, Saurabh. Singh, Vinod. Sharma, Ruchika. Gupta, Manoj. Singh Secondary mucin deposition in the skin is a common feature of lupus erythematosus and dermatomyositis. In scleroderma, it occurs...

• CA125 in ovarian cancer

  Authors:Nathalie Scholler and Nicole UrbanFrom:Biomarkers in Medicine (Vol. 1, Issue 4) Peer-Reviewed

  Dec. 20078,752 words Article Author(s): Nathalie Scholler [[dagger]] 1 , Nicole Urban 2 Keywords: biomarker; CA125; detection; disease monitoring; galectin-1; glycoprotein; mesothelin; natural killer; ovarian cancer; pregnancy CA125 is one...

• Tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) stimulates mucin secretion and gene expression in airway epithelium in vitro

  Authors:Bernard M. Fischer, Thomas M. Krunkosky, David T. Wright, Maureen Dolan-O'Keefe, and Kenneth B. AdlerFrom:Chest (Vol. 107, Issue 3) Peer-Reviewed

  Mar. 19951,885 words Article TNF-[alpha]=tumor necrosis factor alpha; mRNA=messenger RNA; NO=nitric oxide; NOS=nitric oxide synthase; iNOS= calcium independent nitric oxide synthase; GPTE=guinea pig tracheal epithelial; OD=optical density; ELISA=...

• Primary mucinous carcinoma of skin with psammoma bodies

  Authors:Debarshi Saha, Urmila Khadilkar, Radha Pai, and Ashwani KumarFrom:Indian Journal of Dermatology, Venereology, and Leprology (Vol. 80, Issue 4) Peer-Reviewed

  July-August 2014962 words Letter to the editor 1830LByline: Debarshi. Saha, Urmila. Khadilkar, Radha. Pai, Ashwani. Kumar Sir, Primary mucinous carcinoma of skin (PMCS), a rare malignant tumor of the sweat glands or their germinal structures was first described by...

• Upregulation of MUC5AC production and deposition of LEWIS determinants by HELICOBACTER PYLORI facilitate gastric tissue colonization and the maintenance of infection.

  Authors:Weronika Gonciarz, Maria Walencka, Anthony P. Moran, Krzysztof Hinc, MichaÅ Obuchowski, and Magdalena ChmielaFrom:Journal of Biomedical Science (Vol. 26, Issue 1) Peer-Reviewed

  Mar. 6, 20198,031 words Report 1720LBackground Helicobacter pylori bacteria colonize human gastric mucosa, cause chronic inflammation, peptic ulcers and gastric cancer. Colonization is mediated by H. pylori adhesins, which preferentially bind mucin 5...

• Tumor Necrosis Factor-[alpha] and Muc2 Mucin Play Major Roles in Disease Onset and Progression in Dextran Sodium Sulphate-Induced Colitis

  Authors:Poonam Dharmani, Pearl Leung, and Kris ChadeeFrom:PLoS ONE (Vol. 6, Issue 9) Peer-Reviewed

  Sept. 19, 20117,638 words Article 1500LThe sequential events and the inflammatory mediators that characterize disease onset and progression of ulcerative colitis (UC) are not well known. In this study, we evaluated the early pathologic events in the...

• Differential Roles of Hath1, MUC2 and P27Kip1 in Relation with Gamma-Secretase Inhibition in Human Colonic Carcinomas: A Translational Study

  Authors:Frederique Souaze, Chantal Bou-Hanna, Christine Kandel, Francois Leclair, Julie Devalliere, Beatrice Charreau, et al.From:PLoS ONE (Vol. 8, Issue 2) Peer-Reviewed

  Feb. 11, 20137,972 words Article 1360LHath1, a bHLH transcription factor negatively regulated by the [gamma]-secretase-dependent Notch pathway, is required for intestinal secretory cell differentiation. Our aim was fourfold: 1) determine whether Hath1 is...

• Baseline Goblet Cell Mucin Secretion in the Airways Exceeds Stimulated Secretion over Extended Time Periods, and Is Sensitive to Shear Stress and Intracellular Mucin Stores

  Authors:Yunxiang Zhu, Lubna H. Abdullah, Sean P. Doyle, Kristine Nguyen, Carla M. P. Ribeiro, Paula A. Vasquez, et al.From:PLoS ONE (Vol. 10, Issue 5) Peer-Reviewed

  May 29, 201512,490 words Article 1600LAirway mucin secretion studies have focused on goblet cell responses to exogenous agonists almost to the exclusion of baseline mucin secretion (BLMS). In human bronchial epithelial cell cultures (HBECCs), maximal...

• High Beta-Palmitate Fat Controls the Intestinal Inflammatory Response and Limits Intestinal Damage in Mucin Muc2 Deficient Mice

  Authors:Peng Lu, Fabiana Bar-Yoseph, Liora Levi, Yael Lifshitz, Janneke Witte-Bouma, Adrianus C. J. M. de Bruijn, et al.From:PLoS ONE (Vol. 8, Issue 6) Peer-Reviewed

  June 12, 20134,912 words Article 1450LBackground Palmitic-acid esterified to the sn-1,3 positions of the glycerol backbone (alpha, alpha'-palmitate), the predominant palmitate conformation in regular infant formula fat, is poorly absorbed and might cause...

• Otitis Media in a New Mouse Model for CHARGE Syndrome with a Deletion in the Chd7 Gene

  Authors:Cong Tian, Heping Yu, Bin Yang, Fengchan Han, Ye Zheng, Cynthia F. Bartels, et al.From:PLoS ONE (Vol. 7, Issue 4) Peer-Reviewed

  Apr. 23, 20128,411 words Article 1540LOtitis media is a middle ear disease common in children under three years old. Otitis media can occur in normal individuals with no other symptoms or syndromes, but it is often seen in individuals clinically diagnosed...

• Smad4 Loss Synergizes with TGF[alpha] Overexpression in Promoting Pancreatic Metaplasia, PanIN Development, and Fibrosis

  Authors:Dario Garcia-Carracedo, Chih-Chieh Yu, Nathan Akhavan, Stuart A. Fine, Frank Schonleben, Naoki Maehara, et al.From:PLoS ONE (Vol. 10, Issue 3) Peer-Reviewed

  Mar. 24, 20157,970 words Article 1510LAims While overexpression of TGF[alpha] has been reported in human pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC), mice with overexpressed TGF[alpha] develop premalignant pancreatic acinar-to-ductal metaplasia (ADM) but not...

• Abomasal dysfunction and cellular and mucin changes during infection of sheep with larval or adult Teladorsagia circumcincta

  Authors:Ian Scott, Saleh Umair, Matthew S. Savoian, and Heather V. SimpsonFrom:PLoS ONE (Vol. 12, Issue 10) Peer-Reviewed

  Oct. 26, 201710,743 words Report 1530LThis is the first integrated study of the effects on gastric secretion, inflammation and fundic mucins after infection with L3 T. circumcincta and in the very early period following transplantation of adult worms. At 3...

• Predictive Gene Signatures: Molecular Markers Distinguishing Colon Adenomatous Polyp and Carcinoma

  Authors:Janice E. Drew, Andrew J. Farquharson, Claus Dieter Mayer, Hollie F. Vase, Philip J. Coates, Robert J. Steele, et al.From:PLoS ONE (Vol. 9, Issue 11) Peer-Reviewed

  Nov. 25, 20147,500 words Article 1560LCancers exhibit abnormal molecular signatures associated with disease initiation and progression. Molecular signatures could improve cancer screening, detection, drug development and selection of appropriate drug...

• Effect of Dietary Zinc Oxide on Morphological Characteristics, Mucin Composition and Gene Expression in the Colon of Weaned Piglets

  Authors:Ping Liu, Robert Pieper, Juliane Rieger, Wilfried Vahjen, Roger Davin, Johanna Plendl, et al.From:PLoS ONE (Vol. 9, Issue 3) Peer-Reviewed

  Mar. 7, 20146,606 words Article 1460LAuthor(s): Ping Liu 1, Robert Pieper 1, Juliane Rieger 2, Wilfried Vahjen 1, Roger Davin 3, Johanna Plendl 2, Wilfried Meyer 4, Jürgen Zentek 1,* Introduction For reasons of health prophylaxis and growth-promoting...

• The Rat IgGFc[gamma]BP and Muc2 C-Terminal Domains and TFF3 in Two Intestinal Mucus Layers Bind Together by Covalent Interaction

  Authors:Hao Yu, Yonghong He, Xin Zhang, Zhihong Peng, Yongtao Yang, Rong Zhu, et al.From:PLoS ONE (Vol. 6, Issue 5) Peer-Reviewed

  May 23, 20115,834 words Article 1830LBackground The secreted proteins from goblet cells compose the intestinal mucus. The aims of this study were to determine how they exist in two intestinal mucus layers. Methodology/Principal Findings The...

• Cryptococcus neoformans Infection in Mice Lacking Type I Interferon Signaling Leads to Increased Fungal Clearance and IL-4-Dependent Mucin Production in the Lungs

  Authors:Ko Sato, Hideki Yamamoto, Toshiki Nomura, Ikumi Matsumoto, Tomomitsu Miyasaka, Tong Zong, et al.From:PLoS ONE (Vol. 10, Issue 9) Peer-Reviewed

  Sept. 18, 20158,815 words Report 1430LType I interferons (IFNs) are secreted by many cell types upon stimulation via pattern recognition receptors and bind to IFN-[alpha]/[beta] receptor (IFNAR), which is composed of IFNAR1 and IFNAR2. Although type I IFNs...

• Tear Ferning Test and Pathological Effects on Ocular Surface before and after Topical Cyclosporine in Vernal Keratoconjunctivitis Patients

  Authors:Marcella Nebbioso, Marta Sacchetti, Guia Bianchi, Anna Maria Zicari, Marzia Duse, Paola Del Regno, et al.From:Journal of Ophthalmology (Vol. 2018) Peer-Reviewed

  Annual 20186,071 words Article 1460LBackground. Vernal keratoconjunctivitis (VKC) is a rare ocular surface inflammatory disease that affects mainly boys in the first decade of life. Clinical observations show that it generally regresses spontaneously with...

• IL-1[beta] dominates the promucin secretory cytokine profile in cystic fibrosis.

  Authors:Gang Chen, Ling Sun, Takafumi Kato, Kenichi Okuda, Mary B. Martino, Aiman Abzhanova, et al.From:Journal of Clinical Investigation (Vol. 129, Issue 10) Peer-Reviewed

  Oct. 201911,048 words Article 1450LCystic fibrosis (CF) lung disease is characterized by early and persistent mucus accumulation and neutrophilic inflammation in the distal airways. Identification of the factors in CF mucopurulent secretions that...

• Genome-wide analysis of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) mucin genes and their role as biomarkers

  Authors:Lene Rydal Sveen, Fabian Thomas Grammes, Elisabeth Ytteborg, Harald Takle, and Sven Mart JAaAaAeA rgensenFrom:PLoS ONE (Vol. 12, Issue 12) Peer-Reviewed

  Dec. 13, 20176,834 words Report 1400LThe aim of this study was to identify potential mucin genes in the Atlantic salmon genome and evaluate tissue-specific distribution and transcriptional regulation in response to aquaculture-relevant stress conditions in...

• Umbilical cord blood-derived CD11c+ dendritic cells could serve as an alternative allogeneic source of dendritic cells for cancer immunotherapy

  Authors:Jeetendra Kumar, Vaijayanti Kale, and Lalita LimayeFrom:Stem Cell Research & Therapy (Vol. 6, Issue 1) Peer-Reviewed

  Sept. 25, 20159,420 words Article 1460LIntroduction Allogenic dendritic cells (DCs) generated from healthy donors, who are complete or partially HLA-matched, have been used for clinical trials. One of the sources for allogenic DCs is umbilical cord blood...