2011
Impaired lymphatic contraction associated with immunosuppression
Liao S, Cheng G, Conner DA, Huang Y, Kucherlapati RS, Munn LL, Ruddle NH, Jain RK, Fukumura D, Padera TP. Impaired lymphatic contraction associated with immunosuppression. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2011, 108: 18784-18789. PMID: 22065738, PMCID: PMC3219138, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1116152108.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEndothelial nitric oxide synthaseLymphatic contractionsLymphatic functionImmune responseAntigen-presenting cellsNitric oxide synthaseEffective immune responseUnique mouse modelLymphatic vessel contractionLymphatic vessel functionLymph nodesAutoreactive responsesMultiple sclerosisVessel contractionInflammatory conditionsInducible NOSOxide synthaseMouse modelLymphatic metastasisVessel functionLymphatic endothelial cellsNitric oxideEndothelial cellsIntravital imagingPotential mechanisms
2001
Sulfation of L-Selectin Ligands by an HEV-Restricted Sulfotransferase Regulates Lymphocyte Homing to Lymph Nodes
Hemmerich S, Bistrup A, Singer M, van Zante A, Lee J, Tsay D, Peters M, Carminati J, Brennan T, Carver-Moore K, Leviten M, Fuentes M, Ruddle N, Rosen S. Sulfation of L-Selectin Ligands by an HEV-Restricted Sulfotransferase Regulates Lymphocyte Homing to Lymph Nodes. Immunity 2001, 15: 237-247. PMID: 11520459, DOI: 10.1016/s1074-7613(01)00188-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHigh endothelial venulesLymph nodesL-selectinLuminal aspectChronic inflammatory sitesHEC-GlcNAc6STImportant therapeutic targetL-selectin ligandsMECA-79Lymphocyte traffickingEndothelial venulesInflammatory sitesTherapeutic targetLymphocyte homingLymphocyte bindingGenetic deletionSpecific ligandsLigand activityRecombinant L-selectinSulfotransferaseCritical roleEssential posttranslational modificationVenules