The emerging importance of lymphatics in health and disease: an NIH workshop report

BJ Mehrara, AJ Radtke, GJ Randolph… - The Journal of …, 2023 - Am Soc Clin Investig
The lymphatic system (LS) is composed of lymphoid organs and a network of vessels that
transport interstitial fluid, antigens, lipids, cholesterol, immune cells, and other materials in …

The pre-metastatic niche in lymph nodes: formation and characteristics

L Gillot, L Baudin, L Rouaud, F Kridelka… - Cellular and Molecular …, 2021 - Springer
Lymph node metastasis is a crucial prognostic parameter in many different types of cancers
and a gateway for further dissemination to distant organs. Prior to metastatic dissemination …

Communication, construction, and fluid control: lymphoid organ fibroblastic reticular cell and conduit networks

SE Acton, L Onder, M Novkovic, VG Martinez… - Trends in …, 2021 - cell.com
Fibroblastic reticular cells (FRCs) are a crucial part of the stromal cell infrastructure of
secondary lymphoid organs (SLOs). Lymphoid organ fibroblasts form specialized niches for …

Imaging dendritic cell functions

B Bošnjak, KTH Do, R Förster… - Immunological …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Dendritic cells (DCs) are crucial for the appropriate initiation of adaptive immune responses.
During inflammation, DCs capture antigens, mature, and migrate to lymphoid tissues to …

Protective fibroblastic niches in secondary lymphoid organs

A De Martin, Y Stanossek, NB Pikor… - Journal of Experimental …, 2024 - rupress.org
Fibroblastic reticular cells (FRCs) are specialized fibroblasts of secondary lymphoid organs
that provide the structural foundation of the tissue. Moreover, FRCs guide immune cells to …

Lymph node fibroblastic reticular cells preserve a tolerogenic niche in allograft transplantation through laminin α4

L Li, MW Shirkey, T Zhang, W Piao, X Li… - The Journal of …, 2022 - Am Soc Clin Investig
Lymph node (LN) fibroblastic reticular cells (FRCs) define LN niches and regulate
lymphocyte homeostasis through producing diverse extracellular matrix (ECM) components …

Computational fluid dynamic modeling of the lymphatic system: a review of existing models and future directions

TD Jayathungage Don, S Safaei… - … and Modeling in …, 2024 - Springer
Historically, research into the lymphatic system has been overlooked due to both a lack of
knowledge and limited recognition of its importance. In the last decade however, lymphatic …

Physiologically based pharmacokinetic modeling of 3 HIV drugs in combination and the role of lymphatic system after subcutaneous dosing. Part 2: model for the drug …

S Perazzolo, DD Shen, RJY Ho - Journal of pharmaceutical sciences, 2022 - Elsevier
We previously developed a mechanism-based pharmacokinetic (MBPK) model to
characterize the PK of a lymphocyte-targeted, long-acting 3 HIV drug-combination …

[HTML][HTML] Dietary lipids accumulate in macrophages and stromal cells and change the microarchitecture of mesenteric lymph nodes

K Streich, M Smoczek, J Hegermann… - Journal of advanced …, 2020 - Elsevier
In obesity, increased dietary lipids are taken up and transported by the lymphatic systems
into the circulatory system. Increased fat accumulation results in impairments in the lymph …

Three-dimensional analyses of vascular network morphology in a murine lymph node by X-ray phase-contrast tomography with a 2D Talbot array

FL Schwarzenberg, P Schütz, JU Hammel… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
With growing molecular evidence for correlations between spatial arrangement of blood
vasculature and fundamental immunological functions, carried out in distinct compartments …