2022
Conserved meningeal lymphatic drainage circuits in mice and humans
Jacob L, de Brito Neto J, Lenck S, Corcy C, Benbelkacem F, Geraldo LH, Xu Y, Thomas JM, Kamouh M, Spajer M, Potier MC, Haik S, Kalamarides M, Stankoff B, Lehericy S, Eichmann A, Thomas JL. Conserved meningeal lymphatic drainage circuits in mice and humans. Journal Of Experimental Medicine 2022, 219: e20220035. PMID: 35776089, PMCID: PMC9253621, DOI: 10.1084/jem.20220035.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCerebrospinal fluidVessel wall magnetic resonance imagingDural venous sinusesMagnetic resonance imagingCavernous sinusSystemic injectionImmune surveillanceVenous sinusesGlymphatic systemNeurological diseasesDura materVW-MRIResonance imagingBrain tissueEmissary veinsNeurological pathologiesAnterior partCSF outflowTracer injectionDrainage circuitThree-dimensional anatomyLymphatic vesselsPatientsDiagnostic toolSinus
2020
Three-Dimensional Imaging of the Vertebral Lymphatic Vasculature and Drainage using iDISCO+ and Light Sheet Fluorescence Microscopy.
Jacob L, Brito J, Thomas JL. Three-Dimensional Imaging of the Vertebral Lymphatic Vasculature and Drainage using iDISCO+ and Light Sheet Fluorescence Microscopy. Journal Of Visualized Experiments 2020 PMID: 32510513, DOI: 10.3791/61099.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLight sheet fluorescence microscopySheet fluorescence microscopyLymphatic vasculatureFluorescence microscopyCentral nervous systemLymphatic vesselsBiologyLymphatic systemLymphatic networkJoint biologyWhole-mount preparationsUnprecedented opportunityImmune surveillanceNervous systemImmune cellsTissueMount preparationsVertebral columnCNS tissueCellsMagnaMacromolecules
2019
Anatomy and function of the vertebral column lymphatic network in mice
Jacob L, Boisserand LSB, Geraldo LHM, de Brito Neto J, Mathivet T, Antila S, Barka B, Xu Y, Thomas JM, Pestel J, Aigrot MS, Song E, Nurmi H, Lee S, Alitalo K, Renier N, Eichmann A, Thomas JL. Anatomy and function of the vertebral column lymphatic network in mice. Nature Communications 2019, 10: 4594. PMID: 31597914, PMCID: PMC6785564, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-019-12568-w.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLymphatic vesselsCentral nervous system immune responseFocal spinal cord lesionsT cell infiltrationSpinal cord lesionsSpinal cord injuryCNS immunityCord lesionsMeningeal lymphatic vesselsSympathetic gangliaCord injuryCell infiltrationSpinal cordInflammatory responseEpidural spaceThoracic ductImmune responseDura materSpinal tissuePotential targetVertebral tissuesLymphatic networkSpine segmentsTraditional histologyLittle informationLymphatic system in central nervous system
Thomas JL, Jacob L, Boisserand L. Lymphatic system in central nervous system. Médecine/sciences 2019, 35: 55-61. PMID: 30672459, DOI: 10.1051/medsci/2018309.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCentral nervous systemCerebrospinal fluidImmune surveyNervous systemLymphatic vesselsLymphatic systemBrain interstitial fluidHuman CNS diseasesNew therapeutic targetsPeripheral lymphatic systemInterstitial fluid drainageCerebral drainageMeningeal lymphatic vasculatureInterstitial fluidCNS diseaseFluid drainageTherapeutic targetPerivascular spacesTissue drainageConsiderable metabolic activityVasculatureDrainageVesselsMetabolic activityLymphatic vasculature
2006
VEGF-C is a trophic factor for neural progenitors in the vertebrate embryonic brain
Le Bras B, Barallobre MJ, Homman-Ludiye J, Ny A, Wyns S, Tammela T, Haiko P, Karkkainen MJ, Yuan L, Muriel MP, Chatzopoulou E, Bréant C, Zalc B, Carmeliet P, Alitalo K, Eichmann A, Thomas JL. VEGF-C is a trophic factor for neural progenitors in the vertebrate embryonic brain. Nature Neuroscience 2006, 9: 340-348. PMID: 16462734, DOI: 10.1038/nn1646.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBrainCell DifferentiationCells, CulturedEvolution, MolecularIntermediate Filament ProteinsLarvaLateral VentriclesMiceMice, KnockoutMice, TransgenicNerve Growth FactorsNerve Tissue ProteinsNestinNeuronsOligodendrogliaOptic NerveRatsRats, WistarStem CellsVascular Endothelial Growth Factor CVascular Endothelial Growth Factor Receptor-3Xenopus laevisConceptsNeural progenitor cellsReceptor VEGFR-3Mouse embryosNeural progenitorsVEGFR-3Progenitor cellsVertebrate embryonic brainBlood vessel defectsOligodendrocyte precursor cellsXenopus laevisAction of VEGFEmbryonic brainVascular endothelial growth factor CVEGF-C knockdownNeural cellsPrecursor cellsVessel defectsFactor CEmbryosGrowth factorProgenitorsCellsProliferation of OPCsVascular systemLymphatic vessels