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ReviewFrontiers in immunology2025

Lymphatic-immune interactions in the musculoskeletal system.

Hanyu Liu, Lu Liu, Yuheng Zhang, Qi Tian, Zhangfan Ding, Junyu Chen, Anjali P Kusumbe

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Review in Frontiers in immunology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

12 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Hanyu Liu *Tissue and Tumor Microenvironments Lab, Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Singapore.
Lu Liu *Tissue and Tumor Microenvironments Lab, Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Singapore.
Yuheng Zhang *Tissue and Tumor Microenvironments Lab, Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Singapore.
Qi Tian *Tissue and Tumor Microenvironments Lab, Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Singapore.
Zhangfan DingTissue and Tumor Microenvironments Lab, Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Singapore.
Junyu ChenTissue and Tumor Microenvironments Lab, Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Singapore.
Anjali P KusumbeTissue and Tumor Microenvironments Lab, Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Singapore.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Traditionally, the role of lymphatic vessels has been understood as primarily involving fluid transport and immune surveillance. In addition to these roles, recent studies have revealed a paracrine function of lymphatics through the dissemination of inductive factors, known as lymphangiocrine signals including in musculoskeletal physiology and diseases. These signals play diverse roles, including maintaining tissue equilibrium and facilitating regeneration. Impaired lymphangiocrine signaling and lymphatic function are features of musculoskeletal diseases. This review summarizes dysregulation of lymphatic vessels and interactions with immune cells during musculoskeletal diseases. Further, this review provides insights into lymphangiocrine signals as a potential therapeutic target.

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Lymphatic SystemLymphatic VesselsMusculoskeletal DiseasesMusculoskeletal SystemAnimalsHumansSignal Transductionagingboneimmunelymphaticsmusculoskeletal

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PMID40496852
PMCPMC12148863

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