Pseudomucin

Pseudomucin (pseudo mucin) is called mucoid, i.e. mucus produced by lacrimal and other glands. Since the concept of “pseudomic” is closely related to the image of a healthy person, it in itself cannot pose a particular danger.

However, when diseases of the upper respiratory tract occur and the functioning of the bronchial glands is disrupted, this substance is replaced by mucoidin, a pathological pseudomucin. In other words, normal discharge begins to change its character and composition. They become thicker and less watery. At the same time, the amount of mucous discharge from the nose increases, although this most often does not apply to their quality. In this condition, the mucous passages may become clogged or clogged. For the patient, such problems are often expressed by a runny nose, a feeling of nasal congestion, obstruction in breathing, and headache.

It is immediately worth noting that the appearance of this substance in the body can be considered an absolutely natural state, since the lacrimal and mucous apparatus of the human body is capable of producing sufficient quantities of it. However, with pathology, more and more effort will be expended on its production, which will ultimately lead to a change in the characteristics of the substance. It should be noted that with prolonged inflammation of the nose or its chronic course, there is an increased formation of mucin-like proteins,

Pseudomucins are biologically active substances known since the beginning of the 20th century; since then they have turned from a medical term into a synonym for the concept of mucin - a substance not only medicinal, but also cosmetic.

Pseudomucin is a mucin with properties similar to natural mucus (mucin). It is formed due to the accumulation of hydroxyproline in connective tissues