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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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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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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Direct specification of lymphatic endothelium from mesenchymal progenitors. [PDF]
Nat Cardiovasc ResDuring embryogenesis, endothelial cells (ECs) are generally described to arise from a common pool of progenitors termed angioblasts, which diversify through iterative steps of differentiation to form functionally distinct subtypes of ECs.
Lupu IE +17 more
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Culturing purifies murine lymph node lymphatic endothelium. [PDF]
Lymphat Res Biol, 2014 Lymph node (LN) lymphatic sinuses transport lymph, cells, and antigens from the periphery through the LN. The lymphatic endothelium lining these sinuses appears to be an important contributor to the lymph node immune response. It has been challenging to obtain sufficient LN lymphatic endothelial cells for investigation of their functions, as they are ...
Jordan-Williams KL, Ruddell A.
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Tumour cells express functional lymphatic endothelium-specific hyaluronan receptor in vitro and in vivo: Lymphatic mimicry promotes oral oncogenesis? [PDF]
Oncogenesis, 2021 Lymphatic metastasis represents the main route of tumour cell dissemination in oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC). Yet, there are no FDA-approved therapeutics targeting cancer-related lymphangiogenesis to date.
Karinen S +9 more
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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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The inflammatory response of lymphatic endothelium [PDF]
Angiogenesis, 2013 ISSN:1573 ...
David Aebischer +2 more
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