The following is a summary of “Net albumin leakage in patients in the ICU with suspected sepsis. A prospective analysis using ...

Protecting the endothelial glycocalyx with a new therapy prevents diabetic microvascular complications, offering a systemic treatment approach.

This research roundup explores the role of sugar molecules in brain degeneration, a machine learning algorithm to detect ...

Bottlebrush Barrier. The glycocalyx layer (purple, left) that coats brain blood vessels consists of numerous glycoproteins, ...

Stanford scientists discovered that sugar chains on brain cells, called the glycocalyx, degrade with age, weakening the blood-brain barrier. This allows harmful molecules to infiltrate the brain, ...

Epithelial cells that line the small intestine are protected by a carbohydrate-rich layer called the glycocalyx, which prevents bacteria from coming in direct contact with the cells. A key ...

Shi and her colleagues looked at what happens to the glycocalyx in the brain as mice age. “The mucins on the young blood vessels were thick and juicy and plump,” says Bertozzi. “In the old ...

Shi was able to demonstrate that in this sugary layer called the glycocalyx, branched glycoproteins called mucins are an important component. Shi also observed that the number of mucins compared ...

In a study in aging mice, Shi has uncovered striking age-related changes in the sugary coating—called the glycocalyx—on cells that form the blood-brain barrier, a structure that protects the brain by ...

A barrier against bacteria Epithelial cells that line the small intestine are protected by a carbohydrate-rich layer called the glycocalyx, which prevents bacteria from coming in direct contact ...