It has long been thought that only nerve and heart cells use electric impulses to communicate, while epithelial cells—which compose the linings of our skin, organs and body cavities—are mute, serving ...

A new editorial paper titled "Aging retinal pigmented epithelium: omics-based insights into vision decline" has been ...

In 'Bedside to Bench', Clare M. Lloyd and Sejal Saglani examine how recent human studies are putting the focus on the epithelium as a major contributor to asthma. The findings shift the emphasis ...

Dendritic cells (DCs) sample the airway luminal content for the presence of allergens by crossing the airway epithelial-cell barrier. Most clinically relevant allergens can promote allergic ...