"Our results contribute to an increased understanding of how the intestinal bacteria and the mucus layer work together, which ...

Expansion of the mucus was reduced, and the mucus layer became penetrable, allowing bacteria to move closer to the intestinal lining. "Looking at the bacteria present in the gut in more detail ...

Scientists have discovered how the misuse of antibiotics contributes to the development of inflammatory bowel diseases such ...

A new study in mouse models of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) suggests that common antibiotics may increase the risk of ...

[35] Intestinal barrier is a functional entity separating the gut lumen from the inner host, and consisting of mechanical elements (mucus, epithelial layer), humoral elements (defensins ...

Components of the intestinal mucosal mechanical barrier. The mechanical barrier is made up of the mucus layer, intestinal epithelial cells, tight junctions between cells and the mucosal lamina ...

Irrational antibiotic use damages mucus barrier, leading to intestinal inflammation, as shown in recent Science Advances ...

Expansion of the mucus was reduced, and the mucus layer became penetrable, allowing bacteria to move closer to the intestinal lining. "Looking at the bacteria present in the gut in more detail ...

The study demonstrates that antibiotics interfere with the protective mucus layer in the intestine, a discovery that could reshape our understanding of antibiotic effects and IBD development.

The study demonstrates that antibiotics interfere with the protective mucus layer in the intestine, a discovery that could reshape our understanding of antibiotic effects and IBD development.

The image shows the mucus layer (blue band) that protects the intestinal wall (pink) against bacteria and other things (dark blue at the top of the picture). The blue cells in the intestinal wall ...