From sewer to saviour—targeting the lymphatic system to promote drug exposure and activity

NL Trevaskis, LM Kaminskas, CJH Porter - Nature reviews Drug …, 2015 - nature.com
The lymphatic system serves an integral role in fluid homeostasis, lipid metabolism and
immune control. In cancer, the lymph nodes that drain solid tumours are a primary site of …

The role of mechanical forces in tumor growth and therapy

RK Jain, JD Martin… - Annual review of …, 2014 - annualreviews.org
Tumors generate physical forces during growth and progression. These physical forces are
able to compress blood and lymphatic vessels, reducing perfusion rates and creating …

Reengineering the tumor microenvironment to alleviate hypoxia and overcome cancer heterogeneity

JD Martin, D Fukumura… - Cold Spring …, 2016 - perspectivesinmedicine.cshlp.org
Solid tumors consist of cancer cells and stromal cells, including resident and transiting
immune cells—all ensconced in an extracellular matrix (ECM)—nourished by blood vessels …

Night photostimulation of clearance of beta-amyloid from mouse brain: New strategies in preventing Alzheimer's disease

O Semyachkina-Glushkovskaya, T Penzel, I Blokhina… - Cells, 2021 - mdpi.com
The deposition of amyloid-β (Aβ) in the brain is a risk factor for Alzheimer's disease (AD).
Therefore, new strategies for the stimulation of Aβ clearance from the brain can be useful in …

Phototherapy of Alzheimer's disease: photostimulation of brain lymphatics during sleep: a systematic review

O Semyachkina-Glushkovskaya, T Penzel… - International Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
The global number of people with Alzheimer's disease (AD) doubles every 5 years. It has
been established that unless an effective treatment for AD is found, the incidence of AD will …

A bioengineered lymphatic vessel model for studying lymphatic endothelial cell‐cell junction and barrier function

AR Henderson, IS Ilan, E Lee - Microcirculation, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Objective Lymphatic vessels (LVs) maintain fluid homeostasis by draining interstitial
fluid. A failure in lymphatic drainage triggers lymphatic diseases such as lymphedema …

Lymph flow restoration after tissue replantation and transfer: importance of lymph axiality and possibility of lymph flow reconstruction without lymph node transfer or …

T Yamamoto, T Iida, H Yoshimatsu, Y Fuse… - Plastic and …, 2018 - journals.lww.com
Background: The lymph system plays important roles in maintaining fluid balances, the
immune system, and lipid metabolism. After tissue replantation or transfer, some cases suffer …

Th2 cytokines IL-4, IL-13, and IL-10 promote differentiation of pro-lymphatic progenitors derived from bone marrow myeloid precursors

M Espinosa Gonzalez, L Volk-Draper… - Stem Cells and …, 2022 - liebertpub.com
Myeloid-lymphatic endothelial cell progenitors (M-LECP) are a subset of bone marrow (BM)-
derived cells characterized by expression of M2-type macrophage markers. We previously …

Photodynamic opening of the blood–brain barrier and the meningeal lymphatic system: the new niche in immunotherapy for brain tumors

O Semyachkina-Glushkovskaya, A Terskov… - Pharmaceutics, 2022 - mdpi.com
Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is a promising add-on therapy to the current standard of care
for patients with glioblastoma (GBM). The traditional explanation of the anti-cancer PDT …

Lymphatic function and immune regulation in health and disease

S Liao, TP Padera - Lymphatic research and biology, 2013 - liebertpub.com
The lymph nodes (LNs), spleen, and other secondary lymphoid organs (eg, Peyer's patches)
are strategically located in anatomical sites where they collect foreign antigen and antigen …