A distinct signaling pathway called TNF- drives the transformation of epithelial cells into aggressive tumor cells. During cancer progression, cells activate their own TNF- program and become invasive ...
In a recent study published in the journal Nature Microbiology, researchers investigated age-related differences in nasal epithelial cell (NEC) responses to severe acute respiratory syndrome ...
It has long been thought that only nerve and heart cells use electric impulses to communicate, while epithelial cells -- which compose the linings of our skin, organs and body cavities -- are mute, ...