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Mucosa / Mucous membrane
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Anti-bacterial compounds secreted by the Paneth cells together with the mucus keep bacteria away from the epithelium in the small intestine. The inner mucus layer of colon is formed by mucins and other molecules from the Goblet cells to generate a bacterial barrier. The [Commensal Bacteria / Commensalism](brain://JoSXA0TK2ESM5PZtwOCEiQ/CommensalBacteria…
References (Sources)
- Deficiency of intestinal mucin-2 ameliorates experimental alcoholic liver disease in mice
- Gut microbiota as an“invisible organ”that modulates the function of drugsReview
- Mucin dynamics in intestinal bacterial infection
- Selection of probiotic strains for human applications
- Studies of mucus in mouse stomach, small intestine, and colon. I. Gastrointestinal mucus layers have different properties depending on location as well as over the Peyer’s patches
- The impact of perinatal immune development on mucosal homeostasis and chronic inflammation
- The inner of the two Muc2 mucin-dependent mucus layers in colon is devoid of bacteria