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Comparative Study
. 2004 Aug;10(8):813-5.
doi: 10.1038/nm1078. Epub 2004 Jul 4.

Vascular endothelial growth factor receptor-3 mediates induction of corneal alloimmunity

Lu Chen  1 , Pedram Hamrah, Claus Cursiefen, Qiang Zhang, Bronislaw Pytowski, J Wayne Streilein, M Reza Dana
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Comparative Study

Vascular endothelial growth factor receptor-3 mediates induction of corneal alloimmunity

Lu Chen et al. Nat Med. 2004 Aug.

Abstract

There are no studies so far linking molecular regulation of lymphangiogenesis and induction of adaptive immunity. Here, we show that blockade of vascular endothelial growth factor receptor-3 (VEGFR-3) signaling significantly suppresses corneal antigen-presenting (dendritic) cell trafficking to draining lymph nodes, induction of delayed-type hypersensitivity and rejection of corneal transplants. Regulating the function of VEGFR-3 may therefore be a mechanism for modulating adaptive immunity in the periphery.

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