2024
VEGF-C prophylaxis favors lymphatic drainage and modulates neuroinflammation in a stroke model
Boisserand L, Geraldo L, Bouchart J, Kamouh M, Lee S, Sanganahalli B, Spajer M, Zhang S, Lee S, Parent M, Xue Y, Skarica M, Yin X, Guegan J, Boyé K, Leser F, Jacob L, Poulet M, Li M, Liu X, Velazquez S, Singhabahu R, Robinson M, Askenase M, Osherov A, Sestan N, Zhou J, Alitalo K, Song E, Eichmann A, Sansing L, Benveniste H, Hyder F, Thomas J. VEGF-C prophylaxis favors lymphatic drainage and modulates neuroinflammation in a stroke model. Journal Of Experimental Medicine 2024, 221: e20221983. PMID: 38442272, PMCID: PMC10913814, DOI: 10.1084/jem.20221983.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsDrainageIschemic StrokeMiceNeuroinflammatory DiseasesStrokeVascular Endothelial Growth Factor CConceptsVascular endothelial growth factor-CDeep cervical lymph nodesCentral nervous systemEffect of vascular endothelial growth factor-CMeningeal lymphatic vesselsAmeliorated motor performanceCervical lymph nodesIschemic strokeVEGF-C overexpressionIncreased BDNF signalingAcute ischemic strokeBrain cellsIncreased CSF drainageIschemic stroke outcomesModel of ischemic strokeMouse model of ischemic strokeImmune surveillanceCSF drainageLymph nodesFluid drainageNucleus RNA sequencingLymphatic growthLymphatic drainageMouse modelBDNF signaling
2020
VEGF-C-driven lymphatic drainage enables immunosurveillance of brain tumours
Song E, Mao T, Dong H, Boisserand LSB, Antila S, Bosenberg M, Alitalo K, Thomas JL, Iwasaki A. VEGF-C-driven lymphatic drainage enables immunosurveillance of brain tumours. Nature 2020, 577: 689-694. PMID: 31942068, PMCID: PMC7100608, DOI: 10.1038/s41586-019-1912-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBrain NeoplasmsCD8-Positive T-LymphocytesCell Cycle CheckpointsCell Line, TumorCell MovementCentral Nervous SystemCross-PrimingFemaleGlioblastomaHEK293 CellsHumansImmunologic MemoryImmunologic SurveillanceLymph NodesLymphangiogenesisLymphatic VesselsMaleMelanomaMeningesMiceMice, Inbred C57BLProgrammed Cell Death 1 ReceptorVascular Endothelial Growth Factor CConceptsCD8 T cellsCentral nervous systemT cellsImmune responseBrain tumorsImmune surveillanceLymphatic drainageNervous systemAntigen-specific immune responsesDeep cervical lymph nodesCapacity of VEGFCervical lymph nodesCheckpoint blockade therapyMeningeal lymphatic systemVascular endothelial growth factor CNew therapeutic approachesUncontrolled tumor growthMeningeal lymphatic vasculatureBlockade therapyLymph nodesTherapeutic approachesMouse modelTumor growthMemory responsesTumors
2017
Development and plasticity of meningeal lymphatic vessels
Antila S, Karaman S, Nurmi H, Airavaara M, Voutilainen MH, Mathivet T, Chilov D, Li Z, Koppinen T, Park JH, Fang S, Aspelund A, Saarma M, Eichmann A, Thomas JL, Alitalo K. Development and plasticity of meningeal lymphatic vessels. Journal Of Experimental Medicine 2017, 214: 3645-3667. PMID: 29141865, PMCID: PMC5716035, DOI: 10.1084/jem.20170391.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAnimalsAnimals, NewbornBiological TransportCerebrospinal FluidDependovirusGene DeletionHumansIndolesInjections, IntraventricularLymph NodesLymphangiogenesisLymphatic VesselsMaleMeningesMice, Inbred C57BLMicrospheresMyocytes, Smooth MuscleProtein Kinase InhibitorsPyrrolesSignal TransductionSpinal CordSunitinibVascular Endothelial Growth Factor CVascular Endothelial Growth Factor DVascular Endothelial Growth Factor Receptor-3
2015
Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Receptor 3 Controls Neural Stem Cell Activation in Mice and Humans
Han J, Calvo CF, Kang TH, Baker KL, Park JH, Parras C, Levittas M, Birba U, Pibouin-Fragner L, Fragner P, Bilguvar K, Duman RS, Nurmi H, Alitalo K, Eichmann AC, Thomas JL. Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Receptor 3 Controls Neural Stem Cell Activation in Mice and Humans. Cell Reports 2015, 10: 1158-1172. PMID: 25704818, PMCID: PMC4685253, DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2015.01.049.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCell DifferentiationCell ProliferationCells, CulturedEmbryonic Stem CellsExtracellular Signal-Regulated MAP KinasesHippocampusHumansMiceMice, Inbred C57BLNeural Stem CellsNeurogenesisProto-Oncogene Proteins c-aktRecombinant ProteinsSignal TransductionVascular Endothelial Growth Factor CVascular Endothelial Growth Factor Receptor-3ConceptsHuman embryonic stem cellsNeural stem cellsVascular endothelial growth factor receptor 3Growth factor receptor 3NSC activationStem cellsProgenitor cellsAdult hippocampal neural stem cellsEmbryonic stem cellsNeural stem cell activationStem cell activationQuiescent neural stem cellsNeural progenitor cellsCell fateReceptor 3Specific regulatorsAdult mammalian hippocampusMolecular mechanismsCell cycleHippocampal neural stem cellsLigand VEGFERK pathwayConditional deletionNew neuronsVEGFR3
2010
Neuropilin-2 mediates VEGF-C–induced lymphatic sprouting together with VEGFR3
Xu Y, Yuan L, Mak J, Pardanaud L, Caunt M, Kasman I, Larrivée B, del Toro R, Suchting S, Medvinsky A, Silva J, Yang J, Thomas JL, Koch AW, Alitalo K, Eichmann A, Bagri A. Neuropilin-2 mediates VEGF-C–induced lymphatic sprouting together with VEGFR3. Journal Of Cell Biology 2010, 188: 115-130. PMID: 20065093, PMCID: PMC2812843, DOI: 10.1083/jcb.200903137.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCell ShapeCells, CulturedEndothelial CellsFemaleLymphangiogenesisLymphatic VesselsMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, Inbred StrainsMice, TransgenicNeuropilin-2Protein BindingVascular Endothelial Growth Factor CVascular Endothelial Growth Factor Receptor-2Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Receptor-3ConceptsLymphatic vessel sproutingVEGF receptor 2Lymphangiogenic vascular endothelial growth factors CSprouting defectsNeuropilin-2Vessel sproutingVascular endothelial growth factor CVEGF-C bindingAntibody treatmentEndothelial tip cellsReceptor 2Lymph vesselsLymphatic sproutingGenetic deletionHeterozygous miceTransmembrane receptorsTip cellsAdult organsMiceCell extensionsNRP2Vascular systemVascular sprout formationVascular sproutingVEGF
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