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ArticleScientific reports2023

Human collecting lymphatic glycocalyx identification by electron microscopy and immunohistochemistry.

S Gianesini, E Rimondi, J D Raffetto, E Melloni, A Pellati, E Menegatti, G P Avruscio, F Bassetto, A L Costa, S Rockson

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Article in Scientific reports, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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13 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 21 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

S GianesiniDepartment of Translational Medicine, LTTA Centre, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy. sergiogianesini@gmail.com.
E RimondiDepartment of Translational Medicine, LTTA Centre, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy.
J D RaffettoDepartment of Surgery, Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences, Bethesda, USA.
E MelloniDepartment of Translational Medicine, LTTA Centre, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy.
A PellatiDepartment of Translational Medicine, LTTA Centre, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy.
E MenegattiEnvironmental Sciences and Prevention Department, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy.
G P AvruscioDepartment of Cardiac, Thoracic and Vascular Sciences, Hospital-University of Padua, Padua, Italy.
F BassettoDepartment of Neuroscience, Clinic of Plastic Surgery, University of Padova, Padua, Italy.
A L CostaDepartment of Neuroscience, Clinic of Plastic Surgery, University of Padova, Padua, Italy.
S RocksonDivision of Cardiovascular Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, USA.
University of Ferrara · ITUniversity of Padua · ITStanford University · USVA Boston Healthcare System · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Blood flow is translated into biochemical inflammatory or anti-inflammatory signals based onshear stress type, by means of sensitive endothelial receptors. Recognition of the phenomenon is of paramount importance for enhanced insights into the pathophysiological processes of vascular remodeling. The endothelial glycocalyx is a pericellular matrix, identified in both arteries and veins, acting collectively as a sensor responsive to blood flow changes. Venous and lymphatic physiology is interconnected; however, to our knowledge, a lymphatic glycocalyx structure has never been identified in humans. The objective of this investigation is to identify glycocalyx structures from ex vivo lymphatic human samples. Lower limb vein and lymphatic vessels were harvested. The samples were analyzed by transmission electron microscopy. The specimens were also examined by immunohistochemistry. Transmission electron microscopy identified a glycocalyx structure in human venous and lymphatic samples. Immunohistochemistry for podoplanin, glypican-1, mucin-2, agrin and brevican characterized lymphatic and venous glycocalyx-like structures. To our knowledge, the present work reports the first identification of a glycocalyx-like structure in human lymphatic tissue. The vasculoprotective action of the glycocalyx could become an investigational target in the lymphatic system as well, with clinical implications for the many patients affected by lymphatic disorders.

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GlycocalyxLymphatic VesselsHumansImmunohistochemistryLymphatic SystemMicroscopy, Electron

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PMID36810649
PMCPMC9945466
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