TY - JOUR
T1 - Lymphatic vascular morphogenesis in development, physiology, and disease
AU - Schulte-Merker, S.
AU - Sabine, A.
AU - Petrova, T.V.
N1 - Reporting year: 2011
PY - 2011
Y1 - 2011
N2 - The lymphatic vasculature constitutes a highly specialized part of the vascular system that is essential for the maintenance of interstitial fluid balance, uptake of dietary fat, and immune response. Recently, there has been an increased awareness of the importance of lymphatic vessels in many common pathological conditions, such as tumor cell dissemination and chronic inflammation. Studies of embryonic development and genetically engineered animal models coupled with the discovery of mutations underlying human lymphedema syndromes have contributed to our understanding of mechanisms regulating normal and pathological lymphatic morphogenesis. It is now crucial to use this knowledge for the development of novel therapies for human diseases. [KEYWORDS: Animals, Biological Transport, Gene Expression Regulation, Hematopoietic Stem Cells/metabolism, Homeostasis, Humans, Lymph/metabolism, Lymphangiogenesis/genetics, Lymphatic Vessels/embryology/metabolism/ physiopathology, Lymphedema/genetics/metabolism/ physiopathology, Morphogenesis]
AB - The lymphatic vasculature constitutes a highly specialized part of the vascular system that is essential for the maintenance of interstitial fluid balance, uptake of dietary fat, and immune response. Recently, there has been an increased awareness of the importance of lymphatic vessels in many common pathological conditions, such as tumor cell dissemination and chronic inflammation. Studies of embryonic development and genetically engineered animal models coupled with the discovery of mutations underlying human lymphedema syndromes have contributed to our understanding of mechanisms regulating normal and pathological lymphatic morphogenesis. It is now crucial to use this knowledge for the development of novel therapies for human diseases. [KEYWORDS: Animals, Biological Transport, Gene Expression Regulation, Hematopoietic Stem Cells/metabolism, Homeostasis, Humans, Lymph/metabolism, Lymphangiogenesis/genetics, Lymphatic Vessels/embryology/metabolism/ physiopathology, Lymphedema/genetics/metabolism/ physiopathology, Morphogenesis]
U2 - 10.1083/jcb.201012094
DO - 10.1083/jcb.201012094
M3 - Article
SN - 0021-9525
VL - 193
SP - 607
EP - 618
JO - Journal of Cell Biology
JF - Journal of Cell Biology
IS - 4
ER -