Our skin and mucous membranes are protected by epithelial cells. This barrier tissue performs its function thanks to ...

Our skin and mucous membranes protect us like vigilant sentinels against the onslaught of harmful pathogens. This extraordinary defense owes its strength to epithelial cells—specialized tissues woven ...

A research team led by Mount Sinai has uncovered mechanisms of abnormal immune cell function that may lead to Crohn's disease ...

New study shows that dysfunction of protective immune cells in GI tract may contribute to onset of inflammation in Crohn’s disease ...