Lymphatic Vessels Balance Viral Dissemination and Immune Activation following Cutaneous Viral Infection

Antigen capture and archiving by lymphatic endothelial cells following vaccination or viral infection

Antigen derived from viral infections with influenza and vesicular stomatitis virus can persist after resolution of infection. Here we show that antigen can similarly persist for weeks following viral challenge and vaccination. Antigen is captured by lymphatic endothelial cells (LECs) under conditions that induce LEC proliferation. Consistent with published data showing that viral antigen persi...

The dual role of tumor lymphatic vessels in dissemination of metastases and immune response development

Lymphatic vasculature plays a crucial role in the immune response, enabling transport of dendritic cells (DCs) and antigens (Ags) into the lymph nodes. Unfortunately, the lymphatic system has also a negative role in the progression of cancer diseases, by facilitating the metastatic spread of many carcinomas to the draining lymph nodes. The lymphatics can promote antitumor immune response as wel...

DNA immunization and viral load in vaccinated trout following experimental infection with infectious pancreatic necrosis virus (IPNV)

The immune system in viral myocarditis: maintaining the balance.

Dilated cardiomyopathy, one of the leading causes of heart failure in the United States, is a multifactorial disease that includes both hereditary and acquired forms.1 In patients, it has been shown that dilated cardiomyopathy can be a sequela of viral myocarditis.2 Although many different infectious agents have been attributed as the cause of viral myocarditis, enteroviruses, in particular Cox...

Persistent bovine viral diarrhea virus (BVDV) infection in cattle herds

Bovine viral diarrhea virus (BVDV) is a significant pathogen associated with gastrointestinal, respiratory, and reproductive diseases of cattle worldwide. It causes continuous economic losses to the cattle industry primarily due to decreased reproductive performance. The ability of virus to cross the placenta during early pregnancy can result in the birth of persistently infected (PI) calves. P...