Article
Lymphangiogenesis is required for pancreatic islet inflammation and diabetes.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2011
Yin Na, Zhang Nan, Lal Girdhari, Xu Jiangnan, Yan Minhong, Ding Yaozhong, Bromberg Jonathan S
Abstract excerpt
Lymphangiogenesis is a common phenomenon observed during inflammation and engraftment of transplants, but its precise role in the immune response and underlying mechanisms of regulation remain poorly defined. Here we showed that in response to injury and autoimmunity, lymphangiogenesis occurred around islets and played a key role in the islet inflammation in mice. Vascular endothelial growth factors receptor 3...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.
