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. 2013 Feb 4;2(1):55–70. doi: 10.3390/pathogens2010055

Table 1.

Alteration in goblet cells and mucins responses during common enteric infections.

Enteric Infection Goblet Cell & Mucin Response Reference
Parasitic Infection Helminth Infection
N. brasiliensis Goblet cell hyperplasia; Inline graphic Muc2, [39,40,44,45]
Inline graphic sulfated mucins
T. spiralis Goblet cell hyperplasia; Inline graphic Muc2/3 [43]
T.muris Goblet cell hyperplasia; Inline graphic Muc2/4/13/17, Inline graphic charged mucins [37,38,95]
Protozoal Infection
E. histolytica Inline graphic Mucins [56]
Bacterial Infection C. Rodentium Inline graphic Mucins Inline graphic Muc1 [96]
H. pylori Inline graphic Muc6/5ac, Inline graphic Muc4 [61,97,98]
C. jejuni Inline graphic Muc1 [103]
Viral Infection Rota virus Inline graphic Goblet cell (early time points); [79]
Inline graphic Muc2, Inline graphic sulfated mucins