T Willems,M Jorissen
T Willems
Mucociliary transport is a major defense mechanism of the airways. Mucociliary clearance is functionally and ultrastructurally organized at different levels from individual cilia to the ciliated tapestry. The correlations among ciliary beat...
Ciliary function [0.03%]
纤毛功能
B van der Baan
B van der Baan
In this article a review is presented of the morphology and function of respiratory cilia and emphasis is placed on the importance of mucociliary clearance as the most important defense mechanism of the upper and lower airways. Physical fac...
B A Afzelius
B A Afzelius
The architecture of the cilium seemingly is very simple but the appearance is deceptive; its 'engine' actually is quite complex. There is a circle of nine microtubular doublets around two central singlet microtubules, with dynein arms and s...
R B Eccles
R B Eccles
The review describes the phenomenon of the nasal cycle, which consists of periodic congestion and decongestion of the nasal venous sinuses and an alternation of airflow from one side of the nose to the other over a period of several hours. ...
Nasal nitric oxide [0.03%]
鼻一氧化氮
L Lefevere,T Willems,S Lindberg et al.
L Lefevere et al.
Nitric oxide (NO) has witnessed an explosion of interest of scientists all over the world during the last decade. This small gaseous molecule is produced in many systems such as the nervous system, cardiovascular system, the upper and lower...
E Puchelle
E Puchelle
The airway epithelium represents the first line of lung defense through different mechanisms such as mucociliary clearance, ion secretion, water regulation and secretion of antibacterial, antiprotease, antioxidant and anti-inflammatory mole...
V Godding,J P Vaerman,Y Sibille
V Godding
Mucosal immune mechanisms in the airways are the first specific line of defense, protecting the body from pathogens. The respiratory epithelium actively transports locally produced dimeric IgA in the respiratory secretions by transcytosis, ...
S Hassid,G Choufani,C Delbrouck et al.
S Hassid et al.
Mucin is a large glycoprotein (M up to 4-6.10(6)) with a high content of serine, threonine, and proline residues and numerous O-linked saccharides, often occurring in clusters on the polypeptide. Nine mucin genes exist in humans that encode...
The role of bacteria as a local defence mechanism in the ear, nose and throat [0.03%]
耳鼻喉局部防御机制中细菌的作用
J Van Eldere
J Van Eldere
The mucosae of the oro-nasopharynx in man are asymptomatically colonised by a commensal flora. This commensal flora consists largely of non-pathogenic bacteria but potentially pathogenic bacteria, such as S. pneumoniae, H. influenzae, M. ca...
The Waldeyer's ring [0.03%]
瓦尔德氏环
P Hellings,M Jorissen,J L Ceuppens
P Hellings
The palatine tonsils, nasopharyngeal tonsil (adenoid) and lingual tonsil constitute the major part of Waldeyer's ring or nasal-associated lymphoid tissue (NALT), with the tubal tonsils and lateral pharyngeal bands as less prominent componen...