These cells resemble the INTERSTITIAL CELLS OF CAJAL (ICC) that are found in the gut, and which play an important role in initiating contractile activity. In this review we discuss the potential ...

The cause of interstitial cystitis ... The M3 receptor is also located on the detrusor muscle cells of the bladder and mediates cholinergic contraction of the urinary bladder and other smooth ...

About two-thirds of that water is found inside cells, but the other third is outside cells and is known as “interstitial” fluid. Although researchers already knew that there is fluid between ...

In the study, mouse IMs were found to produce high levels ... area of future investigation. TITLE: Lung interstitial macrophages alter dendritic cell functions to prevent airway allergy in mice ...

In Sjögren's syndrome, the body's immune system attacks and damages the tear and salivary glands in particular. Both diseases are rheumatic diseases that affect the lungs and can cause severe damage.

The microscopical appearance was that of an unusual interstitial pneumonia characterized by slight thickening of the alveolar walls with masses of large cells in the distal air spaces (Fig.

Instead, they found that these cells, which they named NAMs ... "The new work unveils nerve and airway-associated interstitial macrophages as key players in the choreography of recovery-poised ...

The ground-breaking initiative Open-ILD (An Open Access Repository of Pluripotent Stem Cells from Children and Adults with Interstitial Lung Disease) took center stage following the completion of ...