Jul 24, 2024
24 July 1947. First flight of the prototype Ilyushin Il-22, first Soviet jet-engine bomber to fly. Powered by four Lyulka TR-1 turbojets carried on short horizontal pylons ahead and below the wing.
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24 July 1947. First flight of the prototype Ilyushin Il-22, first Soviet jet-engine bomber to fly. Powered by four Lyulka TR-1 turbojets carried on short horizontal pylons ahead and below the wing.
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Gut Protection
In the gut, a cytokine [a type of small signalling molecule] called IL-22 can have either an inflammatory or protective effect. This study reveals the molecular mechanisms underlying maintenance of a mucus layer and cell regeneration conferring a protective effect by IL-22 in a mouse colitis model and in human tissue
Read the published research article here
Image from work by Ankita Singh and colleagues
Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Renaissance School of Medicine, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY, USA
Image originally published with a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Published in Cell Reports, May 2024
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