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ArticleScientific reports2019

A novel mouse tail lymphedema model for observing lymphatic pump failure during lymphedema development.

Michael J Weiler, Matthew T Cribb, Zhanna Nepiyushchikh, Tyler S Nelson, J Brandon Dixon

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Article in Scientific reports, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 27 papers.

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27citing papers in PubMed
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27 citing papers in PubMed, 36 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Michael J WeilerParker H. Petit Institute for Bioengineering and Bioscience, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, USA.
Matthew T CribbParker H. Petit Institute for Bioengineering and Bioscience, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7691-3998
Zhanna NepiyushchikhParker H. Petit Institute for Bioengineering and Bioscience, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, USA.
Tyler S NelsonParker H. Petit Institute for Bioengineering and Bioscience, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, USA.
J Brandon DixonParker H. Petit Institute for Bioengineering and Bioscience, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, USA. dixon@gatech.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0351-4587
Georgia Institute of Technology · US

Funding

Quantifying the role of load-induced remodeling in lymphedema progressionR01HL113061 · NHLBI · GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY · PI DIXON, JAMES BRANDON · 2013 to 2017
$2.2M
NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL113061
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

It has been suggested that many forms of secondary lymphedema in humans are driven by a progressive loss of lymphatic pump function after an initial risk-inducing event. However, the link between pump failure and disease progression has remained elusive due to experimental challenges in the clinical setting and a lack of adequate animal models. Using a novel surgical model of lymphatic injury, we track the adaptation and functional decline of the lymphatic network in response to surgery. This model mimics the histological hallmarks of the typical mouse tail lymphedema model while leaving an intact collecting vessel for analysis of functional changes during disease progression. Lymphatic function in the intact collecting vessel negatively correlated with swelling, while a loss of pumping pressure generation remained even after resolution of swelling. By using this model to study the role of obesity in lymphedema development, we show that obesity exacerbates acquired lymphatic pump failure following lymphatic injury, suggesting one mechanism through which obesity may worsen lymphedema. This lymphatic injury model will allow for future studies investigating the molecular mechanisms leading to lymphedema development.

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AnimalsDisease Models, AnimalDisease ProgressionEndothelial CellsLymphatic VesselsLymphedemaMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLObesity

Identifiers

PMID31320677
PMCPMC6639358
OpenAlexW2959389669

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