Lymphatic collecting vessels direct lymph into and from lymph nodes (LNs) and can become hyperpermeable as the result of a previous infection. Enhanced permeability has been implicated in compromised immunity due to reduced flow of lymph and immune cells to LNs, which are the primary site of antigen presentation to T cells. Presently, very little is known about the molecular signals that affect lymphatic collecting vessel permeability. Here, we have shown that lymphatic collecting vessel permeability is controlled by CCR7 and that the chronic hyperpermeability of collecting vessels observed in
Stoyan Ivanov, Joshua P. Scallan, Ki-Wook Kim, Kathrin Werth, Michael W. Johnson, Brian T. Saunders, Peter L. Wang, Emma L. Kuan, Adam C. Straub, Melissa Ouhachi, Erica G. Weinstein, Jesse W. Williams, Carlos Briseño, Marco Colonna, Brant E. Isakson, Emmanuel L. Gautier, Reinhold Förster, Michael J. Davis, Bernd H. Zinselmeyer, Gwendalyn J. Randolph
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