2024
Compartmentalized ocular lymphatic system mediates eye–brain immunity
Yin X, Zhang S, Lee J, Dong H, Mourgkos G, Terwilliger G, Kraus A, Geraldo L, Poulet M, Fischer S, Zhou T, Mohammed F, Zhou J, Wang Y, Malloy S, Rohner N, Sharma L, Salinas I, Eichmann A, Thomas J, Saltzman W, Huttner A, Zeiss C, Ring A, Iwasaki A, Song E. Compartmentalized ocular lymphatic system mediates eye–brain immunity. Nature 2024, 628: 204-211. PMID: 38418880, PMCID: PMC10990932, DOI: 10.1038/s41586-024-07130-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchResponse to herpes simplex virusCentral nervous systemImmune response to herpes simplex virusPosterior eyeImmune responseTherapeutic immune responsesOptic nerve sheathCervical lymph nodesAdeno-associated virusCNS diseaseDeep cervical lymph nodesHerpes simplex virusImmune protected miceCentral nervous system tissueLymphatic drainage systemImmunological featuresAnatomical extensionNerve sheathOptic nerveGene therapyLymph nodesMultiple dosesSimplex virusLymphatic circuitLymphatic signal
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
2004
MAdCAM-1 Expressing Sacral Lymph Node in the Lymphotoxin β-Deficient Mouse Provides a Site for Immune Generation Following Vaginal Herpes Simplex Virus-2 Infection
Soderberg KA, Linehan MM, Ruddle NH, Iwasaki A. MAdCAM-1 Expressing Sacral Lymph Node in the Lymphotoxin β-Deficient Mouse Provides a Site for Immune Generation Following Vaginal Herpes Simplex Virus-2 Infection. The Journal Of Immunology 2004, 173: 1908-1913. PMID: 15265924, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.173.3.1908.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAntibodies, ViralCD4-Positive T-LymphocytesCell Adhesion MoleculesDendritic CellsFemaleHerpes GenitalisHerpesvirus 2, HumanImmunoglobulin GImmunoglobulinsLymph NodesLymphocyte ActivationLymphotoxin-alphaLymphotoxin-betaMembrane ProteinsMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutMucoproteinsSacrococcygeal RegionSplenectomyT-Cell Antigen Receptor SpecificityTh1 CellsVaginitisConceptsBeta-deficient miceSacral lymph nodesLymph nodesMesenteric lymph nodesWild-type miceGenital mucosaHerpes simplex virus 2 infectionIntravaginal HSV-2 infectionLT alpha-deficient miceMucosal addressin cell adhesion molecule-1Simplex virus 2 infectionCell adhesion molecule-1Mucosal lymph nodesAlpha-deficient miceCervical lymph nodesHSV-2 infectionVirus 2 infectionHSV type 2Potent immune responsesAdhesion molecule-1Intravaginal infectionTh1 responseDendritic cellsIgG responsesIliac artery