Scientists have discovered a previously unrecognized way that human airways protect lungs from infection—through the action of cilia, tiny hair-like structures lining the respiratory tract.

The lung ciliary beat frequency analysis in vitro assay assesses the effect of drugs on the function of cilia in the small airway epithelium.

It will be recalled that a thin film of rather viscid mucus overlies the ciliated respiratory epithelium and that this blanket, moving continuously upward toward the larynx, motivated by ciliary ...

These cilia are linked to signaling pathways that regulate their motility, allowing epithelial tissues in airways to sense toxins or noxious compounds and help protect the lungs. Motile cilia on ...

The history of science is a series of paradigm shifts—conventional theories debunked and replaced by new discoveries. Kanso Bioinspired Motion Lab at USC Viterbi School of Engineering has made a habit ...

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 ...

Ciliary beat frequency in neonates with mild bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) significantly differed vs. moderate or severe BPD. Cilia bended angle and amplitude significantly differed between the ...

Anatomic endoscopy of the ciliary body, part 2 Knowing the retroiridal anatomy can help prevent iatrogenic intraocular trauma.

Cilia -- small, hair-like, microtubule-based structures -- project from BBs and are precisely positioned on many of these epithelial cells.