Gastric adenocarcinoma is a malignant tumor that develops in the innermost layer (mucosa) of the stomach and accounts for more than 90% of cases of this type. Stomach cancer is the sixth most ...

and long-term inflammation of the stomach lining could lead to the destruction of gastric glands and gastric mucosal atrophy, resulting in the precancerous condition of gastric intestinal metaplasia ...

The term 'common mucosal immunological system' was coined by John Bienenstock nearly 40 years ago. He suggested the concept when the bronchus-associated lymphoid tissues his group described were ...

Mucosal immunology is the study of immune responses that occur at mucosal surfaces, such as the intestines, the urogenital tract and the lungs. These tissues are closely associated with the ...