NIH R01 · 2024
Biology of Lymphangiogenesis in the Adult Lung
PROJECT SUMMARY/ABSTRACT The lung’s lymphatic system plays a critical role in lung health by maintaining fluid homeostasis and by serving as a conduit for immune cell trafficking. Despite the importance of this network however, there are significant knowledge gaps in the basic biology of this system and its key cellular constituent, the lymphatic endothelial cell (LEC). For one, very little is known regarding the origin and replacement of lung LECs in adult life and how different origins and micro-anatomical locations of LECs might be associated with different roles, specifically in immune responses. Indeed, whether lung LECs comprise a heterogeneously and functionally distinct set of cell…
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