Macrophages: an inflammatory link between angiogenesis and lymphangiogenesis

BA Corliss, MS Azimi, JM Munson, SM Peirce… - …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Angiogenesis and lymphangiogenesis often occur in response to tissue injury or in the
presence of pathology (eg, cancer), and it is these types of environments in which …

Biology of vascular endothelial growth factor C in the morphogenesis of lymphatic vessels

K Rauniyar, SK Jha, M Jeltsch - Frontiers in bioengineering and …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Because virtually all tissues contain blood vessels, the importance of hemevascularization
has been long recognized in regenerative medicine and tissue engineering. However, the …

Matrix stiffness primes lymphatic tube formation directed by vascular endothelial growth factor‐C

L Alderfer, E Russo, A Archilla, B Coe… - The FASEB …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Dysfunction of the lymphatic system is associated with a wide range of disease phenotypes.
The restoration of dysfunctional lymphatic vessels has been hypothesized as an innovative …

Interaction of tumor‑associated macrophages with stromal and immune components in solid tumors: Research progress

A Kazakova, T Sudarskikh… - International …, 2023 - spandidos-publications.com
Tumor‑associated macrophages (TAMs) are crucial cells of the tumor microenvironment
(TME), which belong to the innate immune system and regulate primary tumor growth …

Tumor-draining lymph nodes are survival niches that support T cell priming against lymphatic transported tumor antigen and effects of immune checkpoint blockade in …

MJ O'Melia, MP Manspeaker, SN Thomas - Cancer Immunology …, 2021 - Springer
Triple negative breast cancer (TNBC) is a significant clinical problem to which
immunotherapeutic strategies have been applied with limited success. Using the syngeneic …

Lymphatic/blood vessel plasticity: motivation for a future research area based on present and past observations

AO Lampejo, SAA Ghavimi… - American Journal …, 2023 - journals.physiology.org
The lymphatic system plays a significant role in homeostasis and drainage of excess fluid
back into venous circulation. Lymphatics are also associated with a number of diseases …

Synthetic hydrogels engineered to promote collecting lymphatic vessel sprouting

JST Hooks, FC Bernard, R Cruz-Acuña… - Biomaterials, 2022 - Elsevier
The lymphatic vasculature is an essential component of the body's circulation providing a
network of vessels to return fluid and proteins from the tissue space to the blood, to facilitate …

Inhibition of lymphatic proliferation by the selective VEGFR-3 inhibitor SAR131675 ameliorates diabetic nephropathy in db/db mice

SD Hwang, JH Song, Y Kim, JH Lim, MY Kim… - Cell death & …, 2019 - nature.com
Recent studies have demonstrated that chronic inflammation-induced lymphangiogenesis
plays a crucial role in the progression of various renal diseases, including diabetic …

Mechanisms regulating vascular and lymphatic regeneration in the heart after myocardial infarction

B Berkeley, MNH Tang, M Brittan - The Journal of pathology, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Myocardial infarction, caused by a thrombus or coronary vascular occlusion, leads to
irreversible ischaemic injury. Advances in early reperfusion strategies have significantly …

Angioregulatory microRNAs in colorectal cancer

MH Soheilifar, M Grusch, HK Neghab, R Amini… - Cancers, 2019 - mdpi.com
Colorectal cancer (CRC) is one of the leading causes of cancer mortality. Angiogenesis is a
rate-determining step in CRC development and metastasis. The balance of angiogenic and …