The lymphatic vasculature plays a crucial role in regulating the inflammatory response by
influencing drainage of extravasated fluid, inflammatory mediators, and leukocytes …

The lymphatic vascular system has been minimally explored in the liver despite its essential
functions including maintenance of tissue fluid homeostasis. The discovery of specific …

Chemokines are a family of small protein cytokines that act as chemoattractants to migrating
cells, in particular those of the immune system. They are categorized functionally as either …

The lymphatic system plays an important role in the physiological control of the tissue fluid
balance and in the initiation of immune responses. Recent studies have shown that …

Secondary lymphedema is caused by lymphatic insufficiency (lymphatic drainage failure)
following lymph node dissection during the surgical treatment or radiation therapy of breast …

Lymphatic vessels have traditionally been regarded as a rather inert drainage system, which
just passively transports fluids, leukocytes and antigen. However, it is becoming increasingly …

Adipose-derived stem cells (ADSCs) are a promising new therapeutic modality for several
diseases and have been applied to various clinical fields because of their multidifferentiation …

In recent years, lymphangiogenesis, the process of lymphatic vessel formation from existing
lymph vessels, has been demonstrated to have a significant role in diverse pathologies …

The World Health Organization (WHO) has recognised obesity as one of the top ten threats
to human health. Obesity is not only a state of abnormally increased adipose tissue in the …

The pathogenesis of abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) is characterized to be inflammation-
associated degeneration of vascular wall. Neovascularization is regularly found in human …