Sentence examples for lumen environment from inspiring English sources

Previous studies have demonstrated that NE activity is increased during exacerbations of COPD, while SLPI level declines, thereby shifting the airway lumen environment towards proteolysis [ 8, 17].

Given its high osmolarity and nutrient-rich condition, LB broth partially reproduces the small intestine lumen environment, while AMM, providing a low pH, low magnesium, and nutrient-deficient condition, partially mimics the intracellular milieu within the Salmonella-containing vacuole (SCV).

LB broth, given its high osmolarity and nutrient-rich condition, partially reproduces the small intestine lumen environment, while the AMM conditions, providing a low pH, low magnesium, and nutrient-deficient condition, partially mimic the intracellular milieu within the Salmonella-containing vacuole (SCV) [ 28, 29].

Given the size of the oocyte and surrounding somatic cells, and the potential therefore to only produce a limited number of EVs, it would not be surprising to find that oocyte/somatic cell-derived EVs only play a role in close proximity within the ovarian follicle, rather than a broader role modulating the uterine lumen environment.

The joint membranes create an impermeable barrier to seal the epithelium and separate the "inside" (interstitial space) from the "outside" (lumen or environment) of the body.

The mosquito midgut lumen is an environment that becomes increasing hostile as the blood meal is digested; in part this is due to the presence of NO, RNS and ROS.

The channel ends as a pore in the cuticle of the lateral lip, exposing the channel lumen to the environment.

Endocytosis is a multistep process that leads to lysosome formation which promotes the degradation of nanoparticles due to the acidic environment (lumen pH 5.5), releasing their content into the cytosol [ 48].

More recently, it has been recognized that some of these redox-active species (e.g., H2O2) cross membranes and diffuse into the extracellular environment including lumen to transmit redox information that is received by atomically-specific receptors (e.g., cysteine-based sulfur switches) that regulate biological functions.

The ER lumen provides a specialized environment for protein folding and maturation, and a unique complement of molecular chaperones and folding enzymes [ 47].

Another fundamental aspect of ductal morphogenesis that depends, in part, on the three-dimensional matrix micro-environment is lumen formation; that is, the assembly of hollow polarized cysts (alveoli) and tubes (ducts).