Patients with respiratory allergies and allergic asthma, which are characterized by chronic type 2 airway inflammation, are often less susceptible to severe COVID-19. Lower viral replication is ...

Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is the causative agent of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), and it primarily infects cells in the respiratory tract. The human airway ...

Bordetella pertussis, the causative agent of whooping cough, adheres specifically to human ciliated respiratory-epithelial cells. In order to identify the adhesins of Bordetella, we tested mutant ...

IN previous investigations we have found a very high degree of relation between amount of cigarette smoking and the frequency of certain changes in the bronchial epithelium of men. 1,3 These changes ...

The establishment of nasal mucosal immunity against SARS-CoV-2 through a nasal vaccine could be the most efficient way to combat COVID-19 infection. Understanding how viral infection occurs can ...

Researchers have found that nasal ciliated cells are targeted at the onset of COVID-19 infection, which may open the potential to prevent infection by establishing nasal mucosal immunity. The COVID-19 ...

Skin regeneration: Though less directly tied to rhinitis, external nasal defects from surgery or chronic inflammation can be ...

Characteristics that define stem cells include their capacity for self renewal, production of daughter cells and extensive proliferative capacity. In general, stem cells turn over slowly and display ...