UCL Discovery Stage
UCL home » Library Services » Electronic resources » UCL Discovery Stage

Immune function and dysfunction are determined by lymphoid tissue efficacy

Makris, Spyridon; De Winde, Charlotte M; Horsnell, Harry L; Cantoral-Rebordinos, Jesús A; Finlay, Rachel E; Acton, Sophie E; (2022) Immune function and dysfunction are determined by lymphoid tissue efficacy. Disease Models & Mechanisms , 15 (1) , Article dmm049256. 10.1242/dmm.049256. Green open access

[thumbnail of Makris_dmm049256.pdf]
Preview
PDF
Makris_dmm049256.pdf - Published Version

Download (9MB) | Preview

Abstract

Lymphoid tissue returns to a steady state once each immune response is resolved, and although this occurs multiple times throughout life, its structural integrity and functionality remain unaffected. Stromal cells orchestrate cellular interactions within lymphoid tissue, and any changes to the microenvironment can have detrimental outcomes and drive disease. A breakdown in lymphoid tissue homeostasis can lead to a loss of tissue structure and function that can cause aberrant immune responses. This Review highlights recent advances in our understanding of lymphoid tissue function and remodelling in adaptive immunity and in disease states. We discuss the functional role of lymphoid tissue in disease progression and explore the changes to lymphoid tissue structure and function driven by infection, chronic inflammatory conditions and cancer. Understanding the role of lymphoid tissues in immune responses to a wide range of pathologies allows us to take a fuller systemic view of disease progression.

Type: Article
Title: Immune function and dysfunction are determined by lymphoid tissue efficacy
Location: England
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
DOI: 10.1242/dmm.049256
Publisher version: https://doi.org/10.1242/dmm.049256
Language: English
Additional information: Copyright © 2022. Published by The Company of Biologists Ltd. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any medium provided that the original work is properly attributed.
Keywords: Fibroblastic reticular cells, Homeostasis, Lymphoid tissue, Stromal cells
UCL classification: UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Life Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Life Sciences > Lab for Molecular Cell Bio MRC-UCL
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences
UCL
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Life Sciences > Div of Biosciences
URI: https://discovery-pp.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10142865
Downloads since deposit
3,724Downloads
Download activity - last month
Download activity - last 12 months
Downloads by country - last 12 months

Archive Staff Only

View Item View Item