A novel bacterial-derived peptide involved in patho-sensing in the nasal mucosa: the function of the chemosensory epithelial cellneuronal circuit. KU Leuven
The nose is a functionally sophisticated component of the respiratory system. It also is the point of first entry of inhaled air. Inside the nasal passages, a sophisticated epithelium lines the mucosal surface. Below the mucosal surface sensory nerve endings traverse the mucosa and provide a broad sensitivity for temperature, chemosensory cues and pathogens. In addition to innervating the sub-epithelial lumen, sensory nerve endings protrude ...