Bacterial infection elucidated some information on the effect on the density and size of mucous cells, where the density and size decreased slightly after infection. Only the lower jaw, however, showed an increased number of mucous cells. The results show that the potential of skin to secrete ...
Airway epithelial cells and gland cells (serous and mucous cells) secrete and transport materials such as lysozyme, antiproteases, sulphated proteoglycans, hyaluronic acid, mucins, ions and water which determine the chemical composition and the physical properties of the mucus gel lining the airways....
On the ocular surface, mucins can be associated with glycocalyx of conjunctival and corneal epithelium or with a mucous layer produced by the goblet cells [36]. The glycocalyx is a carbohydrate- based cover found on the surface of epithelia, to where mucous layers can get attached [48]. ...
The conjunctival epithelium house the mucin producing goblet cells and the dendritic Langerhans cells. Conjunctival goblet cells synthesize and secrete a large family of mucins including MUC1, MUC4, MUC5AC and MUC16 [6,7]. It has been reported that conjunctival goblet cells are surrounded by ...