Scientists have found an essential factor from the extracellular matrix that regulates functionality of the breast tissue for instance during pregnancy. Scientists at the University of Helsinki have ...

Researchers have discovered a new way that epithelial cells, which form layers in organs like the skin and stomach, attach to one another, and how they perceive growth signals at these attachments, ...

Epithelial tissues are in constant interaction with their environment. Maintaining their functionality requires dynamic balance (homeostasis) and that their cell numbers are tightly regulated. This is ...

Evaluation of aldehyde dehydrogenase 1 (ALDH1) as a marker of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) stem cells (SCs) and correlation with prognosis ...

Epithelial cells line the body’s surfaces to protect against physical damage, pathogens, and dehydration. These cells play key roles in absorbing nutrients and removing waste products, as well as ...

KANSAS CITY, MO--Small-cell clones in proliferating epithelia - tissues that line all body surfaces - organize very differently than their normal-sized counterparts, according to a recent study from ...

Acquired mutations in MAPK signaling pathway following initial pharmacological response in BRAF-mutated metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC). This is an ASCO Meeting Abstract from the 2015 ...

The farnesoid X receptor (FXR) is a nuclear receptor that plays a central role in bile acid regulation, intestinal barrier integrity, immune modulation and microbiome balance, all key factors involved ...

Background Eosinophilic oesophagitis (EoE) is a chronic allergic disease characterised by oesophageal epithelial remodelling, ...