Immunological aspects of intestinal mucus and mucins
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A number of mechanisms ensure that the intestine is protected from pathogens and also against our own intestinal microbiota. The outermost of these is the secreted mucus, which entraps bacteria and prevents their translocation into the tissue. Mucus contains many immunomodulatory molecules and is largely produced by the goblet cells. These cells are highly responsive to the signals they receive from the immune system and are also able to deliver antigens from the lumen to dendritic cells in the lamina propria. In this Review, we will give a basic overview of mucus, mucins and goblet cells, and explain how each of these contributes to immune regulation in the intestine.
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- Authors
- Johansson, M. E. V., & Hansson, G. C.
- Affiliations
- University of Gothenburg (SE)
- Corresponding author
- Hansson, Gunnar C.
- Venue
- Nature Reviews Immunology
- Published
- 2016-08-08
- Volume
- 16
- Issue
- 10
- Pages
- 639-649
- ISSN
- 1474-1733 (ISSN-L)
- 1474-1741
- PMC
- PMC6435297
- OpenAlex
- W2487359925
- Cited by
- 1,007
- References
- 127
- Citations by year
- 2026: 116 · 2025: 134 · 2024: 138 · 2023: 133 · 2022: 131 · 2021: 111 · 2020: 80 · 2019: 75 · 2018: 51 · 2017: 34 · 2016: 3
- FWCI
- 4.91
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
- europepmc.org
- Licence
- www.springer.com/tdm (tdm)
- Locations
- Nature reviews. Immunology (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (acceptedVersion)
- PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
- Funders
- National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (U01AI095473)
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Glycosylation and Glycoproteins Research
- Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Genetics › Digestive system and related health
- Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Genetics › Inflammatory Bowel Disease
- Keywords
- intestinal mucus, mucin, goblet cells, innate immunity, intestinal immune regulation, infection susceptibility, inflammatory bowel disease, bacterial translocation, immunomodulatory molecules, dendritic cells, lamina propria, gut microbiota, antigen sampling
- MeSH terms
- Gastrointestinal Microbiome, Animals, Humans, Inflammation, Intestinal Mucosa, Mucins, Mucus, Goblet Cells
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