Durable lymph-node expansion is associated with the efficacy of therapeutic vaccination

AJ Najibi, RS Lane, MC Sobral, G Bovone… - Nature Biomedical …, 2024 - nature.com
Following immunization, lymph nodes dynamically expand and contract. The mechanical
and cellular changes enabling the early-stage expansion of lymph nodes have been …

Lymph node expansion predicts magnitude of vaccine immune response

AJ Najibi, RS Lane, MC Sobral, BR Freedman… - bioRxiv, 2022 - biorxiv.org
Lymph nodes (LNs) dynamically expand in response to immunization, but the relationship
between LN expansion and the accompanying adaptive immune response is unclear. Here …

Mechanics drive lymph node expansion

Y Alapan, SN Thomas - Nature immunology, 2022 - nature.com
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Lymph node homeostasis and adaptation to immune challenge resolved by fibroblast network mechanics

HL Horsnell, RJ Tetley, H De Belly, S Makris… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Emergent physical properties of tissues are not readily understood by reductionist studies of
their constituent cells. Here, we show molecular signals controlling cellular, physical, and …

Harnessing biomaterials to engineer the lymph node microenvironment for immunity or tolerance

JI Andorko, KL Hess, CM Jewell - The AAPS journal, 2015 - Springer
Nanoparticles, microparticles, and other biomaterials are advantageous in vaccination
because these materials provide opportunities to modulate specific characteristics of …

Multitier mechanics control stromal adaptations in the swelling lymph node

FP Assen, J Abe, M Hons, R Hauschild… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Lymph nodes (LNs) comprise two main structural elements: fibroblastic reticular cells that
form dedicated niches for immune cell interaction and capsular fibroblasts that build a shell …

Aging of lymphoid stromal architecture impacts immune responses

JN Lancaster - Seminars in immunology, 2023 - Elsevier
The secondary lymphoid organs (SLOs) undergo structural changes with age, which
correlates with diminishing immune responses against infectious disease. A growing body of …

Lymph node lymphatic endothelial cell expansion and contraction and the programming of the immune response

ED Lucas, BAJ Tamburini - Frontiers in Immunology, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Lymphatic endothelial cells (LECs) form the structure of the lymphatic vessels and the
sinuses of the lymph nodes, positioning them to be key players in many different aspects of …

Infection programs sustained lymphoid stromal cell responses and shapes lymph node remodeling upon secondary challenge

JL Gregory, A Walter, YO Alexandre, JL Hor, R Liu… - Cell Reports, 2017 - cell.com
Lymph nodes (LNs) are constructed of intricate networks of endothelial and mesenchymal
stromal cells. How these lymphoid stromal cells (LSCs) regulate lymphoid tissue remodeling …

Clonal proliferation and stochastic pruning orchestrate lymph node vasculature remodeling

I Mondor, A Jorquera, C Sene, S Adriouch, RH Adams… - Immunity, 2016 - cell.com
Lymph node (LN) expansion during an immune response relies on the transient remodeling
of its vasculature. Although the mechanisms driving LN endothelial cell division are …