Recent advances in the epithelial barrier theory

Y Pat, D Yazici, P D'Avino, M Li, S Ardicli… - International …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
The epithelial barrier theory links the recent rise in chronic non-communicable diseases,
notably autoimmune and allergic disorders, to environmental agents disrupting the epithelial …

[PDF][PDF] The epithelial barrier hypothesis: a 20-year journey

Y Pat, I Ogulur - Authorea Preprints, 2021 - essopenarchive.org
The global environment has been transformed rapidly in the last six decades as a direct
result of a more westernized, industrialized, and modernized world. At the same time …

The epithelial barrier theory: development and exacerbation of allergic and other chronic inflammatory diseases

UC Kucuksezer, C Ozdemir, D Yazici, Y Pat… - Asia Pacific …, 2023 - journals.lww.com
It is now longer than half a century, humans, animals, and nature of the world are under the
influence of exposure to many newly introduced noxious substances. These exposures are …

Environmental factors in epithelial barrier dysfunction

ZC Sözener, L Cevhertas, K Nadeau, M Akdis… - Journal of Allergy and …, 2020 - Elsevier
The main interfaces controlling and attempting to homeostatically balance communications
between the host and the environment are the epithelial barriers of the skin, gastrointestinal …

[HTML][HTML] Epithelial barrier theory: the role of exposome, microbiome, and barrier function in allergic diseases

P Losol, M Sokolowska, YK Hwang… - Allergy, asthma & …, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Allergic diseases are a major public health problem with increasing prevalence. These
immune-mediated diseases are characterized by defective epithelial barriers, which are …

Epithelial barrier hypothesis and the development of allergic and autoimmune diseases

D Yazici, I Ogulur, O Kucukkase, M Li… - Allergo Journal …, 2022 - Springer
The “epithelial barrier hypothesis” proposes that genetic predisposition to epithelial barrier
damage, exposure to various epithelial barrier–damaging agents and chronic periepithelial …

[HTML][HTML] The epithelial barrier: The gateway to allergic, autoimmune, and metabolic diseases and chronic neuropsychiatric conditions

D Yazici, I Ogulur, Y Pat, H Babayev, E Barletta… - Seminars in …, 2023 - Elsevier
Since the 1960 s, our health has been compromised by exposure to over 350,000 newly
introduced toxic substances, contributing to the current pandemic in allergic, autoimmune …

Effect of altered human exposome on the skin and mucosal epithelial barrier integrity

Y Pat, I Ogulur, D Yazici, Y Mitamura, L Cevhertas… - Tissue …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Pollution in the world and exposure of humans and nature to toxic substances is
continuously worsening at a rapid pace. In the last 60 years, human and domestic animal …

The epithelial barrier hypothesis proposes a comprehensive understanding of the origins of allergic and other chronic noncommunicable diseases

CA Akdis - Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, 2022 - jacionline.org
A steep increase in the prevalence of many chronic noncommunicable diseases occurred
during the last 60 years, bringing them to a pandemic size. 1 Our research and efforts to …

Dysregulation of the epithelial barrier by environmental and other exogenous factors

Y Mitamura, I Ogulur, Y Pat, AO Rinaldi… - Contact …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The “epithelial barrier hypothesis” proposes that the exposure to various epithelial barrier–
damaging agents linked to industrialization and urbanization underlies the increase in …