Increased tear production

Abnormal Cervical Mucus

Increased use of primary care

Hypoxemia with increased AaDo2

Vasodilators

Vasodilation refers to the widening of blood vessels resulting from relaxation of smooth muscle cells within the vessel walls, particularly in the large arteries, smaller arterioles and large veins....

Ion Channel Helps Clear Airway Mucus

Allergens, such as dust, pollen, and smoke, trigger airway inflammation, leading to an increase in mucus secretion. The mucus binds up the allergens and, in a process known as mucociliary clearance, e...

The gastrointestinal mucus system in health and disease

Gastrointestinal mucus is the first line of defence against bac-teria; the organization of this protective system varies markedly along the digestive tract. In this Review, the authors provide an over...

CLCA1 molecule plays a special role in the mucus pathway

Respiratory conditions that restrict breathing such as asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are common killers worldwide. But no effective treatments exist to address the major caus...

Drugs limiting excess mucus could save lives

Respiratory conditions that restrict breathing such as asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are common killers worldwide. But no effective treatments exist to address the major caus...

Fighting bacteria with mucus

(Massachusetts Institute of Technology) Results from a recent MIT study suggest a possible new source of protection against biofilm formation: polymers found in mucus.

Lives Could Be Saved By Drugs That Limit Excess Mucus

Respiratory conditions that restrict breathing such as asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are common killers worldwide. But no effective treatments exist to address the major caus...

Nanoparticles Barred By Lung Mucus Gel Scaffold

Mucus coats our airways' internal surfaces. The viscous gel humidifies the lungs and prevents viruses and other small particles like diesel soot from entering the body unchecked. Previously unclear wa...

PDC Energy Announces Second Quarter 2012 Results; Net Income Increased 34%; Net Production From Continuing Operations Increased 11%; Strong Horizontal Codell Well Results; Updated 2012 Guidance

DENVER, Aug. 2, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- PDC Energy, Inc. ("PDC" or the "Company") (Nasdaq:PDCE) today reported its second quarter 2012 operating and financial results. Net income for the quarter e...

JNK activation is responsible for mucus overproduction in smoke inhalation injury.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: Increased mucus secretion is one of the important characteristics of the response to smoke inhalation injuries. We hypothesized that gel-forming mucins may contribute to the incr...

The Effect of Heparin on Antigen-Induced Mucus Hypersecretion in the Nasal Epithelium of Sensitized Rats.

Background: Heparin is a potential anti-inflammatory drug for allergic airway inflammation. To elucidate the effects of heparin on allergic inflammation, we examined the in vivo effects of heparin on...

Airway Mucus Function and Dysfunction.

Pulmonary defense against environmental injury depends on airway mucus, which traps inhaled toxins that are then cleared from the lungs by ciliary beating and cough. This review examines the normal an...

Effect of inhaled dry powder mannitol on mucus and its clearance.

Insufficient hydration at the airway surface can make mucus adherent and poorly cleared. Cough, the major mechanism of mucus clearance in disease, is ineffective when mucus is adhesive. Inhaled mannit...

The effect of quercetin-3-O-β-D-glucuronopyranoside on indomethacin-induced gastric damage in rats via induction of mucus secretion and down-regulation of ICAM-1 expression.

The mechanism of the protective effect of quercetin-3-O-β-D-glucuronopyranoside (QGC) from the leaves of Rumex aqauticus on indomethacin (IND, a representative NSAID)-induced gastric damage in rats w...