{"database":"biostudies-literature","file_versions":[],"scores":null,"additional":{"submitter":["Sharma A"],"funding":["Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Massachusetts","National Cancer Institute","NCI NIH HHS","Institute for Applied Life Sciences, University of Massachusetts","NIGMS NIH HHS"],"pagination":["2897-2909"],"full_dataset_link":["https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC8315583"],"repository":["biostudies-literature"],"omics_type":["Unknown"],"volume":["3(5)"],"pubmed_abstract":["Dysfunction of the intestinal mucus barrier causes disorders such as ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease. The function of this essential barrier may be affected by the periodically changing luminal environment. We hypothesized that the pH and ion concentration in mucus control its porosity, molecular permeability, and the penetration of microbes. To test this hypothesis, we developed a scalable method to extract porcine small intestinal mucus (PSIM). The aggregation and porosity of PSIM were determined using rheometry, spectrophotometry, and microscopy. Aggregation of PSIM at low pH increased both the elastic (<i>G</i>') and viscous (<i>G</i>″) moduli, and it slowed the transmigration of pathogenic <i>Salmonella</i>. Molecular transport was dependent on ion concentration. At moderate co"],"journal":["ACS applied bio materials"],"pubmed_title":["In Vitro Reconstitution of an Intestinal Mucus Layer Shows That Cations and pH Control the Pore Structure That Regulates Its Permeability and Barrier Function."],"pmcid":["PMC8315583"],"funding_grant_id":["R01 CA188382","R00 CA163671","R01CA188382","T32 GM008515"],"pubmed_authors":["Forbes NS","Sharma A","Kolewe KW","Lee J","Kwak JG","Schiffman JD"],"additional_accession":[]},"is_claimable":false,"name":"In Vitro Reconstitution of an Intestinal Mucus Layer Shows That Cations and pH Control the Pore Structure That Regulates Its Permeability and Barrier Function.","description":"Dysfunction of the intestinal mucus barrier causes disorders such as ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease. The function of this essential barrier may be affected by the periodically changing luminal environment. We hypothesized that the pH and ion concentration in mucus control its porosity, molecular permeability, and the penetration of microbes. To test this hypothesis, we developed a scalable method to extract porcine small intestinal mucus (PSIM). The aggregation and porosity of PSIM were determined using rheometry, spectrophotometry, and microscopy. Aggregation of PSIM at low pH increased both the elastic (<i>G</i>') and viscous (<i>G</i>″) moduli, and it slowed the transmigration of pathogenic <i>Salmonella</i>. Molecular transport was dependent on ion concentration. At moderate co","dates":{"release":"2020-01-01T00:00:00Z","publication":"2020 May","modification":"2026-05-08T22:40:17.462Z","creation":"2026-04-08T00:27:03.213Z"},"accession":"S-EPMC8315583","cross_references":{"pubmed":["34322659"],"doi":["10.1021/acsabm.9b00851"]}}