Endothelial cell junctional adhesion molecules: role and regulation of expression in inflammation

N Reglero-Real, B Colom, JV Bodkin… - … , and vascular biology, 2016 - Am Heart Assoc
Endothelial cells line the lumen of all blood vessels and play a critical role in maintaining the
barrier function of the vasculature. Sealing of the vessel wall between adjacent endothelial …

[HTML][HTML] Junctional adhesion molecules (JAMs): the JAM-integrin connection

D Kummer, K Ebnet - Cells, 2018 - mdpi.com
Junctional adhesion molecules (JAMs) are cell surface adhesion receptors of the
immunoglobulin superfamily. JAMs are involved in a variety of biological processes both in …

[HTML][HTML] The roles of junctional adhesion molecules (JAMs) in cell migration

J Wang, H Liu - Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology, 2022 - frontiersin.org
The review briefly summarizes the role of the family of adhesion molecules, JAMs (junctional
adhesion molecules), in various cell migration, covering germ cells, epithelial cells …

[HTML][HTML] Molecular aspects of dendritic cell activation in leishmaniasis: an immunobiological view

R Tibúrcio, S Nunes, I Nunes… - Frontiers in …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Dendritic cells (DC) are a diverse group of leukocytes responsible for bridging innate and
adaptive immunity. Despite their functional versatility, DCs exist primarily in two basic …

[HTML][HTML] Structure and immune function of afferent lymphatics and their mechanistic contribution to dendritic cell and T cell trafficking

J Arasa, V Collado-Diaz, C Halin - Cells, 2021 - mdpi.com
Afferent lymphatic vessels (LVs) mediate the transport of antigen and leukocytes to draining
lymph nodes (dLNs), thereby serving as immunologic communication highways between …

Cellular traffic through afferent lymphatic vessels

P Schineis, P Runge, C Halin - Vascular pharmacology, 2019 - Elsevier
The lymphatic system has long been known to serve as a highway for migrating leukocytes
from peripheral tissue to draining lymph nodes (dLNs) and back to circulation, thereby …

Leishmania major infection–induced VEGF-A/VEGFR-2 signaling promotes lymphangiogenesis that controls disease

T Weinkopff, C Konradt, DA Christian… - The Journal of …, 2016 - journals.aai.org
Cutaneous leishmaniasis causes a spectrum of diseases from self-healing to severe
nonhealing lesions. Defining the factors contributing to lesion resolution may help in …

[HTML][HTML] Monoclonal antibodies for protozoan infections: a future reality or a utopic idea?

SS Longoni, N Tiberti, Z Bisoffi, C Piubelli - Frontiers in Medicine, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Following the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, several clinical trials have been approved for the
investigation of the possible use of mAbs, supporting the potential of this technology as a …

[HTML][HTML] Leishmania-Induced Dendritic Cell Migration and Its Potential Contribution to Parasite Dissemination

A Rebouças, TS Silva, LS Medina, BD Paredes… - Microorganisms, 2021 - mdpi.com
Leishmania, an intracellular parasite species, causes lesions on the skin and in the mucosa
and internal organs. The dissemination of infected host cells containing Leishmania is …

[HTML][HTML] Divergent JAM-C expression accelerates monocyte-derived cell exit from atherosclerotic plaques

PF Bradfield, A Menon, M Miljkovic-Licina, BP Lee… - PLoS …, 2016 - journals.plos.org
Atherosclerosis, caused in part by monocytes in plaques, continues to be a disease that
afflicts the modern world. Whilst significant steps have been made in treating this chronic …