The mucus plug is a protective layer made up of sticky mucus that seals the cervix (the opening of the uterus). The cervical canal produces this plug to protect your womb and unborn baby from ...

What is a mucus plug? Your mucus plug is a thick clump of mucus in your cervical canal that acts as a protective barrier. The ...

A mucus plug is a formation of mucus in the cervical canal meant to protect the cervix from bacteria and infection. As labor approaches, you will lose your mucus plug. This may happen several ...

The overall median mucus plug score (MPS) — for which 0 indicated no mucus plugs, and a maximum score of 20 indicated that every one of the 20 examined lung segments had at least one mucus plug ...

Reductions in mucus plug scores correlated with reductions in fractional exhaled nitric oxide levels. These reductions also were associated with increased prebronchodilator FEV 1. Perspective from ...

Dupilumab (Dupixent), an interleukin (IL)-4/IL-13-blocking antibody, significantly reduced nitric oxide levels compared to placebo and reduced mucus plug scores by as early as 4 weeks, according ...