The mucosal immunologic network.
As with all immune responses, those in the gastrointestinal tract can be categorized as both humoral and cellular. I shall review the structural and anatomic basis for the cellular circuitry underlying the mucosal immune network, and review the T cell compartment in the epithelium, including its possible function and the relationship between these lymphoid cells and structures and intestinal mast cells.
D000941:Antigens / Q000276:immunology; D001402:B-Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology; D001980:Bronchi / Q000276:immunology; D004847:Epithelial Cells; D005753:Gastric Mucosa / Q000166:cytology / Q000276:immunology*; D006801:Humans; D007070:Immunoglobulin A / Q000096:biosynthesis; D007073:Immunoglobulin E / Q000096:biosynthesis; D007074:Immunoglobulin G / Q000096:biosynthesis; D007075:Immunoglobulin M / Q000096:biosynthesis; D007413:Intestinal Mucosa / Q000166:cytology / Q000276:immunology*; D008221:Lymphoid Tissue / Q000276:immunology; D008407:Mast Cells / Q000276:immunology; D009092:Mucous Membrane / Q000276:immunology; D010581:Peyer's Patches / Q000276:immunology; D013601:T-Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology; D014018:Tissue Distribution
D000941:Antigens; D007070:Immunoglobulin A; D007074:Immunoglobulin G; D007075:Immunoglobulin M; D007073:Immunoglobulin E