Fibroblast-Type Reticular Stromal Cells Regulate the Lymph Node Vasculature
Chyou S, Ekland EH, Carpenter AC, Tzeng TC, Tian S, Michaud M, Madri JA, Lu TT. Fibroblast-Type Reticular Stromal Cells Regulate the Lymph Node Vasculature. The Journal Of Immunology 2008, 181: 3887-3896. PMID: 18768843, PMCID: PMC2562332, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.181.6.3887.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVascular endothelial growth factorEndothelial cell proliferationLymph nodesPeripheral node addressinEndothelial cellsReticular stromal cellsVEGF levelsCell proliferationImmune functionVEGF expressionStromal cellsBeta-receptor blockadeLymph node endothelial cellsLymph node vasculatureEndothelial growth factorLTbetaR signalsReceptor blockadeImmune responseParacrine regulatorMedullary cordsLTbetaR stimulationLymphUp-regulating VEGF expressionImportant mediatorVascular maintenance