The intestinal epithelial barrier (IEB) is one of the largest interfaces between the
environment and the internal milieu of the body. It is essential to limit the passage of harmful …

Throughout the gastrointestinal (GI) tract, a distinct mucus layer composed of highly
glycosylated proteins called mucins plays an essential role in providing lubrication for the …

Shrimp, as a high-protein animal food commodity, are one of the fastest growing food
producing sectors in the world. It has emerged as a highly traded seafood product, currently …

Goblet cells and the mucus they secrete serve as an important barrier, preventing pathogens
from invading the mucosa to cause intestinal inflammation. The perspective regarding goblet …

Intestinal microbiome dysbiosis has been consistently described in patients with IBD. In the
last decades, Escherichia coli, and the adherent-invasive E coli (AIEC) pathotype in …

The gut of warm-blooded animals is colonized by microbes possibly constituting at least 100
times more genetic material of microbial cells than that of the somatic cells of the host. These …

The gastrointestinal tract is coated by a thick layer of mucus that forms the front line of innate
host defense. Mucus consists of high molecular weight glycoproteins called mucins that are …

The mucus layer coating the gastrointestinal tract is the front line of innate host defense,
largely because of the secretory products of intestinal goblet cells. Goblet cells synthesize …

A complex mucosal barrier protects as the first line of defense the surface of the healthy
intestinal tract from adhesion and invasion by luminal microorganisms. In this review, we …

The gastrointestinal tract is a complex and dynamic network where an intricate and
mutualistic symbiosis modulates the relationship between the host and the microbiota in …