Researchers at Karolinska Institutet have identified three types of nerve cells connected to the intestinal villi, suggesting that previously unknown neural networks regulate fluid balance in the gut.

In the gut, there is an enteric nervous system; it is a network of neurons that extends throughout the walls of the GI tract ...

Enterochromaffin cells (blue) in finger-like projections within the gut villi (outlined in red) detect noxious chemicals. Photo by Holly Ingraham/David Julius labs. Specialized cells in the gut sense ...

Villi are small epithelial protrusions that serve to increase the surface area of the gut for efficient nutrient absorption. The mechanism of their formation during development was recently ...

These intestinal cells then migrate up the intestinal villi. During their migration, they perform a certain function, for example the absorption of nutrients or the production of hormones.

The intestinal epithelium of our body consists of a myriad of elongated villi microarchitectures which increase the total surface area of the inner wall for better absorption of digested nutrients ...

Understanding key neural networks in the gut “The study provides a unique insight into the appearance, gene expression, and communication of submucosal nerve cells with surrounding cells in the ...

Structure of the intestinal mucosa, with the villi clearly marked. FROM: “Immunological aspects of intestinal mucus and mucins.” JOHANSSON ET AL. 2016.

Iron gets absorbed at the bottom of intestinal villi, in the crypts. As cells reach the villi tips, they can either release the iron they carry into the blood, or hold it until they die in the ...

Researchers at Karolinska Institutet have identified three types of nerve cells connected to the intestinal villi, suggesting that previously unknown neural networks regulate fluid balance in the gut.