Sentence examples for mucosa for example from inspiring English sources

These materials may have potential for the delivery of drugs in the topical treatment of the gastric mucosa, for example in the eradication of Helicobacter pylori.

In order to elicit specific SIgA antibodies against human immunodeficiency virus type-1 (HIV-1), a vaccine must be administered by the mucosal route, to the nasal or vaginal mucosa for example.

These data may help to identify specific strains of gut microbiota with potential benefits in human health or to design specific therapies to decrease intestinal inflammation or normalise dysfunctions of the gut mucosa; for example, minor bacterial taxa such as Proteobacteria have been shown to play a significant, active role in overall gut metabolism and host interaction despite their low number.

Although the absence of corresponding cellular composition data of the nasal mucosa (for example, via flow cytometry) and the focus exclusively on the upper airways may have been limitations of our study, these findings represent a significant contribution towards clarifying the complex molecular interactions that characterize ARI-induced asthma exacerbations.

Early stage cytokine signalling in the abomasal mucosa is likely to be important in the initial focussing of the immune response both in terms of helminth-specific responses and their location in the abomasal mucosa, for example IL-4 may play a role in stimulating dendritic cells to induce appropriate gut-associated homing receptor expression in the T cells activated in the lymph node [ 60].

These results indicate major differences in pathogenesis between UC/CD patients and MC patients, where the latter would likely not benefit from treatment with antibodies blocking homing to the intestinal mucosa, where, for example, Natalizumab has shown good responses in CD patients [ 18].

OPS imaging techniques allow the investigation of the microvascular circulation in tissues covered by a thin epithelial layer, for example sublingual mucosa, ileostomy or colostomy, and rectal mucosa or vaginal mucosa.

At first presentation, confirmation of diagnosis should be sought by biopsy - for example, nasal mucosa and lung or kidney biopsy.

The stopwatch was paused whenever the colonic mucosa was not being examined (for example during suctioning of fluid or during biopsies and polypectomy).

Secondly, the harsh mechanical environment of the oral cavity is tempered by the lubricating effect of the salivary pellicle that protects both tooth enamel and soft tissue [3 5], including softer non-keratinised oral surfaces such as for example buccal mucosa.

The area of the larynx and hypopharynx is less accessible to inspection than, for example, the mucosa of the oral cavity or oropharynx, so physicians tend to be more cautious about possible tumor recurrence.