Pannexin1 deletion in lymphatic endothelium affects lymphatic function in a sex‐dependent manner [PDF]
Physiological ReportsThe lymphatic network of capillaries and collecting vessels ensures tissue fluid homeostasis, absorption of dietary fats and trafficking of immune cells.
Avigail Ehrlich +5 more
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The Lymphatic Endothelium in the Context of Radioimmuno-Oncology. [PDF]
Cancers (Basel), 2022 The study of lymphatic tumor vasculature has been gaining interest in the context of cancer immunotherapy. These vessels constitute conduits for immune cells’ transit toward the lymph nodes, and they endow tumors with routes to metastasize to the lymph nodes and, from them, toward distant sites.
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Paraxial Mesoderm Is the Major Source of Lymphatic Endothelium. [PDF]
Dev Cell, 2019 Endothelial cells (ECs), which line blood and lymphatic vessels, are generally described to come from the lateral plate mesoderm despite experimental evidence for a broader source of origin, including the paraxial mesoderm (PXM). Current dogma suggests that following specification from mesoderm, local environmental cues establish the distinct molecular
Stone OA, Stainier DYR.
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Hematopoietic stem cells contribute to lymphatic endothelium.
PLoS ONE, 2008 BackgroundAlthough the lymphatic system arises as an extension of venous vessels in the embryo, little is known about the role of circulating progenitors in the maintenance or development of lymphatic endothelium.
Shuguang Jiang +6 more
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Shape and Function of Interstitial Chemokine CCL21 Gradients Are Independent of Heparan Sulfates Produced by Lymphatic Endothelium [PDF]
Frontiers in Immunology, 2021 Gradients of chemokines and growth factors guide migrating cells and morphogenetic processes. Migration of antigen-presenting dendritic cells from the interstitium into the lymphatic system is dependent on chemokine CCL21, which is secreted by ...
Kari Vaahtomeri +4 more
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Immunomodulatory properties of the lymphatic endothelium in the tumor microenvironment [PDF]
Frontiers in Immunology, 2023 The tumor microenvironment (TME) is an intricate complex and dynamic structure composed of various cell types, including tumor, stromal and immune cells.
Cristina Viúdez-Pareja +5 more
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Cellular Origins of the Lymphatic Endothelium: Implications for Cancer Lymphangiogenesis [PDF]
Frontiers in Physiology, 2020 The lymphatic system plays important roles in physiological and pathological conditions. During cancer progression in particular, lymphangiogenesis can exert both positive and negative effects.
Laura Gutierrez-Miranda, Karina Yaniv
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Emerging roles of lymphatic endothelium in regulating adaptive immunity. [PDF]
J Clin Invest, 2014 Emerging research on the roles of stromal cells in modulating adaptive immune responses has included a new focus on lymphatic endothelial cells (LECs). LECs are presumably the first cells that come into direct contact with peripheral antigens, cytokines, danger signals, and immune cells travelling from peripheral tissues to lymph nodes.
Card CM, Yu SS, Swartz MA.
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Connexin-45 is expressed in mouse lymphatic endothelium and required for lymphatic valve function [PDF]
JCI InsightThe expression and functional relevance of the gap junction molecule connexin-45 (Cx45; GJC1) in lymphatic endothelium were not previously known. We found that Cx45 was expressed widely in the endothelium of murine lymphatics, in both valve and nonvalve ...
Michael J. Davis +6 more
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Lymphatic endothelium stimulates melanoma metastasis and invasion via MMP14-dependent Notch3 and β1-integrin activation. [PDF]
Elife, 2018 Lymphatic invasion and lymph node metastasis correlate with poor clinical outcome in melanoma. However, the mechanisms of lymphatic dissemination in distant metastasis remain incompletely understood.
Pekkonen P +17 more
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