PHYSIOLOGY OF IMMUNE RESPONSES OF MUCOUS MEMBRANES

Abstract

Since the SARS-CoV-2 virus primarily affects the upper respiratory tract (VDP), it is possible that the response of the body's defense systems may develop in the nasopharyngeal region, for example, it may be the epithelium of the nasal cavity, tonsils, adenoids. Lymphoid tissue is the site of induction for the protective systems of the mucous membrane. Perhaps the body's response may be caused by inductive sites of the mucous membrane of the lacrimal duct or oral cavity, but the number of such sites in the immune response of the mucous membrane in humans is unclear. Bronchus-associated lymphoid tissue (BALT) is not usually present in adults, but can be found in children and adolescents and can be induced by infections.