are organised as a single cell layer which covers the intestine. Their primary task is to absorb nutrients present in the intestinal lumen. However, IEC also play an important role in the immune ...
The principle behind the “leaky gut” theory is that endogenous (e.g., psychological stress, intestinal inflammation ... acting as a paracellular barrier; (2) the ability of the TJ to selectively allow ...
Mucus barrier weakening and failure is associated with exhaustion of the sentinel goblet cell response to microbes. Despite the crucial function of the intestinal mucus at the host-microbial interface ...
More information: Hamza Hassan Khan et al, Intestinal ultrasound at diagnosis of pediatric inflammatory bowel disease compared to endoscopy, Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition (2024).