Biomechanical control of lymphatic vessel physiology and functions  

作　　者：Veronique Angeli Hwee Ying Lim 

机构地区：[1]Immunology Translational Research Programme,Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine,Department of Microbiology and Immunology,National University of Singapore,Singapore,Singapore [2]Immunology Programme,Life Sciences Institute,National University of Singapore,Singapore,Singapore

出　　处：《Cellular & Molecular Immunology》2023年第9期1051-1062,共12页中国免疫学杂志（英文版）

基　　金：This work was supported by NUHS internal funding and the Ministry of Education(Project 594 ID:MOE2019-T2-1-136)to VA and the National Medical Research Council(Y-IRG grant)to HYL。

摘　　要：The ever-growing research on lymphatic biology has clearly identified lymphatic vessels as key players that maintain human health through their functional roles in tissue fluid homeostasis,immunosurveillance,lipid metabolism and inflammation.It is therefore not surprising that the list of human diseases associated with lymphatic malfunctions has grown larger,including issues beyond lymphedema,a pathology traditionally associated with lymphatic drainage insufficiency.Thus,the discovery of factors and pathways that can promote optimal lymphatic functions may offer new therapeutic options.Accumulating evidence indicates that aside from biochemical factors,biomechanical signals also regulate lymphatic vessel expansion and functions postnatally.Here,we review how mechanical forces induced by fluid shear stress affect the behavior and functions of lymphatic vessels and the mechanisms lymphatic vessels employ to sense and transduce these mechanical cues into biological signals.

关 键 词：lymphatic vessel biomechanical force MECHANOSENSING MECHANOTRANSDUCTION human diseases 

分 类 号：R392[医药卫生—免疫学]