Lymphatic vessels form a circulatory system that plays an important role in controlling the amount of fluid in tissues, and allowing the immune system to identify and target threats. When the ...

Mitochondria play a key role in the formation of the lymphatic vasculature, according to a study published in Science Advances. The organelle controls a key autoregulatory feedback loop operating ...

Blood and lymphatic vessels are lined by a single layer of endothelial cells (ECs), the molecular signatures and functional properties of which are dependent on the type of vessel and the tissue in ...

Lymphangiogenesis refers to the formation and remodeling of lymphatic vessels (a network of thin tubes that carry lymph in the lymphatic system), and it supports the transport of molecules and immune ...

Researchers at Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) have uncovered a critical link between the immune system in early life and ...

Researchers from Kumamoto University (Japan) have clarified the mechanism by which blood and lymph vessels remain segregated from one another after development. The characteristics and structures of ...

For 10 years, Karina Yaniv has worked to find out just how much zebrafish have in common with mice—at least when it comes to their lymphatic systems, the open-ended networks of vessels best known for ...

A lab at the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation has discovered a signaling pathway that regulates the development of the human lymphatic vascular system. This particular pathway—the Wnt signaling ...

Four studies identify alternative origins for cells of the developing lymphatic system, challenging the long-standing view that they all come from veins. A series of rodent experiments showed that ...

Researchers at Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) have uncovered a critical link between the immune system in early life and its function in adulthood. The study, published in Science Immunology, ...