title: Lymphodynamic properties governing sentinel lymph nodes.
abstract: Biological properties of lymph microvessels include characteristics of spontaneous contractions of lymph vessels, nitric oxide (NO)-mediated modulation of active lymph pump activity, flow-induced production and release of NO from lymphatic endothelial cells, and localization of NO synthase in cultured lymphatic endothelial cells. B16-BL6 melanoma cells release factors that inhibit active pump activity in isolated lymph microvessels. We have found that basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF) induces significant proliferation and migration of canine cultured lymphatic endothelial cells. This growth factor facilitates the formation of capillary-like tubes by the cultured endothelial cells.
authors.affiliation: First Department of Physiology, Shinshu University School of Medicine and Institute of Organ Transplants, Reconstructive Medicine and Tissue Engineering, Matsumoto, Japan. ohhashi@sch.md.shinshu-u.ac.jp
authors.forename: Toshio
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ohhashi
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D042783:Endothelial Cells / Q000502:physiology; D005346:Fibroblast Growth Factors / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D008196:Lymph / Q000502:physiology; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis; D042601:Lymphatic Vessels / Q000502:physiology*; D008546:Melanoma, Experimental / Q000503:physiopathology; D009119:Muscle Contraction / Q000502:physiology; D009130:Muscle, Smooth / Q000502:physiology; D009569:Nitric Oxide / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology; D019001:Nitric Oxide Synthase / Q000502:physiology; D021701:Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured
chemical_list: D009569:Nitric Oxide; D005346:Fibroblast Growth Factors; D019001:Nitric Oxide Synthase