Acute lymph node slices are a functional model system to study immunity ex vivo

MC Belanger, AG Ball, MA Catterton… - ACS pharmacology & …, 2021 - ACS Publications
The lymph node is a highly organized and dynamic structure that is critical for facilitating the
intercellular interactions that constitute adaptive immunity. Most ex vivo studies of the lymph …

[HTML][HTML] New tools for immunologists: models of lymph node function from cells to tissues

T Ozulumba, AN Montalbine… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
The lymph node is a highly structured organ that mediates the body's adaptive immune
response to antigens and other foreign particles. Central to its function is the distinct spatial …

The lymph node at a glance–how spatial organization optimizes the immune response

SM Grant, M Lou, L Yao, RN Germain… - Journal of Cell …, 2020 - journals.biologists.com
ABSTRACT A hallmark of the mammalian immune system is its ability to respond efficiently
to foreign antigens without eliciting an inappropriate response to self-antigens. Furthermore …

[HTML][HTML] A spatially-organized multicellular innate immune response in lymph nodes limits systemic pathogen spread

W Kastenmüller, P Torabi-Parizi, N Subramanian… - Cell, 2012 - cell.com
The lymphatic network that transports interstitial fluid and antigens to lymph nodes
constitutes a conduit system that can be hijacked by invading pathogens to achieve systemic …

Spatially resolved microfluidic stimulation of lymphoid tissue ex vivo

AE Ross, MC Belanger, JF Woodroof, RR Pompano - Analyst, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
The lymph node is a structurally complex organ of the immune system, whose dynamic
cellular arrangements are thought to control much of human health. Currently, no methods …

Modeling Structural Elements and Functional Responses to Lymphatic‐Delivered Cues in a Murine Lymph Node on a Chip

C Mazzaglia, H Munir, IM Lei, M Gerigk… - Advanced …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Lymph nodes (LNs) are organs of the immune system, critical for maintenance of
homeostasis and initiation of immune responses, yet there are few models that accurately …

[HTML][HTML] Multi-compartment 3D-cultured organ-on-a-chip: towards a biomimetic lymph node for drug development

A Shanti, B Samara, A Abdullah, N Hallfors, D Accoto… - Pharmaceutics, 2020 - mdpi.com
The interaction of immune cells with drugs and/or with other cell types should be
mechanistically investigated in order to reduce attrition of new drug development. However …

[HTML][HTML] 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 …

Same yet different—how lymph node heterogeneity affects immune responses

P Cruz de Casas, K Knöpper, R Dey Sarkar… - Nature Reviews …, 2024 - nature.com
Lymph nodes are secondary lymphoid organs in which immune responses of the adaptive
immune system are initiated and regulated. Distributed throughout the body and embedded …

Imaging immunity in lymph nodes: Past, present and future

J Butler, A Sawtell, S Jarrett, J Cosgrove, R Leigh… - Biophysics of …, 2016 - Springer
Immune responses occur as a result of stochastic interactions between a plethora of different
cell types and molecules that regulate the migration and function of innate and adaptive …