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Goblet cells: guardians of gut immunity and their role in gastrointestinal diseases
1 Sept 2024
Abstract excerpt
Goblet cells (GCs) are specialised guardians lining the intestine. They play a critical role in gut defence and immune regulation. GCs continuously secrete mucus creating a physical barrier to protect from pathogens while harbouring symbiotic gut bacteria adapted to live within the mucus. GCs also form specialised GC-associated passages in a dynamic and regulated manner to deliver luminal antigens to immune...
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