Understanding mechanisms and manifestations of cardiovascular risk factors, including
diabetes, on vascular cells such as endothelial cells, pericytes, and vascular smooth muscle …

Lymphatic vessels, comprising the secondary circulatory system in human body, play a
multifaceted role in maintaining homeostasis among various tissues and organs. They are …

Almost 400 years after the (re) discovery of the lymphatic vascular system (LVS) by Gaspare
Aselli (Asellius G. De lactibus, sive lacteis venis, quarto vasorum mesaraicorum genere …

The lymphatic system plays a significant role in homeostasis and drainage of excess fluid
back into venous circulation. Lymphatics are also associated with a number of diseases …

New technologies have resulted in a better understanding of blood and lymphatic vascular
heterogeneity at the cellular and molecular levels. However, we still need to learn more …

An incomplete understanding of the cellular functions and underlying mechanisms of zinc
ions released from zinc‐based stents in atherosclerosis (AS) therapy is one of the major …

The central nervous system (CNS) is considered as an immune privilege organ, based on
experiments in the mid 20th century showing that the brain fails to mount an efficient immune …

Biomechanical forces, and their molecular transducers, including key mechanosensitive
transcription factor genes, such as KLF2, are required for cardiac valve morphogenesis …

The lymphatic system is crucial for the maintenance of interstitial fluid and protein
homeostasis. It has important roles in collecting excess plasma and interstitial fluid leaked …

Together with the platelet-derived growth factors (PDGFs), the vascular endothelial growth
factors (VEGFs) form the PDGF/VEGF subgroup among cystine knot growth factors. The …