Mast cells play an important role in stress-induced epithelial barrier dysfunction in esophagus. The mechanism may involve the activation of PAR-2 by mast cell-derived tryptase, causing proinflammatory responses and the subsequent disruption of the epithelial TJ proteins and a disturbed cytoskeleton function, resulting in dilated intercellular spaces.

Ten strains of silicate bacteria were screened from three bauxite samples in Jiangxi Province and Henan Province in China. The ten strains were determined as B. mucilaginosus according to the results of physiological and biochemical characteristics and desilicon ability. Bioleaching tests showed that the ten strains all can decompose bauxite ore and release silicon from bauxite, but had a large difference of desilicon ability among them.