Role of extracellular matrix proteoglycans in immune cell recruitment

AL Gray, N Pun, AJL Ridley… - International Journal of …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Leucocyte recruitment is a critical component of the immune response and is central to our
ability to fight infection. Paradoxically, leucocyte recruitment is also a central component of …

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 …

A novel immune-related seventeen-gene signature for predicting early stage lung squamous cell carcinoma prognosis

T Fan, Z Lu, Y Liu, L Wang, H Tian, Y Zheng… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
With the increasingly early stage lung squamous cell carcinoma (LUSC) being discovered,
there is an urgent need for a comprehensive analysis of the prognostic characteristics of …

Lipedema: insights into morphology, pathophysiology, and challenges

A Poojari, K Dev, A Rabiee - Biomedicines, 2022 - mdpi.com
Lipedema is an adipofascial disorder that almost exclusively affects women. Lipedema
leads to chronic pain, swelling, and other discomforts due to the bilateral and asymmetrical …

Immunomodulatory properties of the lymphatic endothelium in the tumor microenvironment

C Viúdez-Pareja, E Kreft… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
The tumor microenvironment (TME) is an intricate complex and dynamic structure composed
of various cell types, including tumor, stromal and immune cells. Within this complex …

In sickness and in health: the immunological roles of the lymphatic system

LA Johnson - International journal of molecular sciences, 2021 - mdpi.com
The lymphatic system plays crucial roles in immunity far beyond those of simply providing
conduits for leukocytes and antigens in lymph fluid. Endothelial cells within this vasculature …

The Role of B Cells in Solid Tumors

H Silva, D Sherwin… - Annual Review of Cancer …, 2024 - annualreviews.org
A surge of recent studies have identified B cells as pivotal contributors to shaping the tumor
microenvironment (TME) within solid tumors. B cells can both directly and indirectly …

Spatially targeted chemokine exocytosis guides transmigration at lymphatic endothelial multicellular junctions

I Liaqat, I Hilska, M Saario, E Jakobsson… - The EMBO …, 2024 - embopress.org
Migrating cells preferentially breach and integrate epithelial and endothelial monolayers at
multicellular vertices. These sites are amenable to forces produced by the migrating cell and …

Revisiting Cardiac Biology in the Era of Single Cell and Spatial Omics

JA Palmer, N Rosenthal, SA Teichmann… - Circulation …, 2024 - Am Heart Assoc
Throughout our lifetime, each beat of the heart requires the coordinated action of multiple
cardiac cell types. Understanding cardiac cell biology, its intricate microenvironments, and …

Heparan sulfate proteoglycans in cancer: Pathogenesis and therapeutic potential

H Yang, L Wang - Advances in Cancer Research, 2023 - Elsevier
The heparan sulfate proteoglycans (HSPGs) are glycoproteins that consist of a proteoglycan
“core” protein and covalently attached heparan sulfate (HS) chain. HSPGs are ubiquitously …