News tagged with intestinal epithelial cells
Mechanism of sculpting the plasma membrane of intestinal cells identified
The research group of Professor Pekka Lappalainen at the Institute of Biotechnology, University of Helsinki, has identified a previously unknown mechanism which modifies the structure of plasma membranes in intestinal epithelial ...
Aug 01, 2011 |
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DNA scan yields insights into Germany's E. coli bug
A strain of E. coli bacteria blamed for killing dozens of people in Germany is a genetic mix whose ability to stick to intestinal walls may have made it so lethal, a study in The Lancet said on Wednesday.
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Jun 23, 2011 |
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Researchers to activate anti-cancer gene
Researchers at the University of Copenhagen's Faculty of Health Sciences have succeeded in decoding the genetic key that gives particular intestinal cells their identity. With this knowledge of the complex network of genes ...
Aug 30, 2010 |
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Feedback loop explains inflammatory effect on intestinal lining
Signals released by immune cells during a bout of inflammatory bowel disease interfere with intestinal cells' ability to regenerate. Yet people with inflammatory bowel diseases have a significantly higher risk of developing ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Mar 18, 2010 |
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