title: [The reaction of the secretory elements of the mucosa of the upper respiratory tract from physiological and pathophysiological aspects (author's transl)].
abstract: The main function of the secretory elements of the mucosa of the upper respiratory tract - endoepithelial beaker cells and complex glands, exoepithelially situated - is surface defense. From this point of view ciliary system and secretion form a functional unit. Disorders of the synergism of the components may irreversible change the structure of the mucosa as demonstrated e.g. by the chronic forms of inflammation, when the limits of compensation are exceeded. The interrelation between epithelium and lamina propria are explained on the basis of histochemical evidence from normal and pathological mucosa of the upper respiratory tract. The metabolic processes between the vascular system and the cells form the basis of the normal as well as pathological secretion of the mucosa.
mesh_terms: D003576:Electron Transport Complex IV / Q000032:analysis; D004847:Epithelial Cells; D004848:Epithelium / Q000378:metabolism; D005954:Glucosephosphate Dehydrogenase / Q000032:analysis; D006801:Humans; D007521:Isocitrate Dehydrogenase / Q000032:analysis; D007770:L-Lactate Dehydrogenase / Q000032:analysis; D009092:Mucous Membrane / Q000201:enzymology / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D012143:Respiratory Physiological Phenomena; D012137:Respiratory System / Q000503:physiopathology; D012141:Respiratory Tract Infections / Q000503:physiopathology*
chemical_list: D007770:L-Lactate Dehydrogenase; D007521:Isocitrate Dehydrogenase; D005954:Glucosephosphate Dehydrogenase; D003576:Electron Transport Complex IV
vernacular_title: Das Verhalten der sekretbildenden Elemente der Schleimhaut des oberen Respirationstraktes unter physio- und pathophysiologischen Aspekten