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InFLAMES-lippulaivan horisontista
Even if the intestine runs and winds pretty much in the center of our bodies and we usually take its daily functions for granted, it is still a danger zone for our health since the central canal of the intestinal tube is in contact with the outside world in both ends.
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10.11.2025
- 10.11.2028
Fortunately, there are many defense systems (mucus, immune system, defense molecules) that protect the sterile inside body beyond the gut wall, where also the nutrients from our food need to find their way to help build the components of all of our cells and organs.
For InFLAMES PI Diana Toivola, the superheroes in the gut are the epithelial cells that line the intestinal wall facing the central canal.
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