Quantitative study of the topographic distribution of conjunctival lymphatic vessels in the monkey

Experimental Eye Research

Volumn 94, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 90-97

  Guo, Wenyi ^a,d   Zhu, Yuanfang ^a,e   Yu, Paula K ^b,c   Yu, Xiaobo ^a   Sun, Xinghuai ^a   Cringle, Stephen J ^b,c   Su, Er Ning ^b,c   Yu, Dao Yi ^b,c  

^a FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^d SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (China)

^e ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Conjunctiva; Lymphangion; Lymphatics; Monkeys

Indexed keywords

5' NUCLEOTIDASE; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; HEMATOXYLIN; VASCULOTROPIN RECEPTOR 3;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BRAIN FORNIX; CELL DENSITY; CONJUNCTIVA; CONJUNCTIVA EPITHELIUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA LIMBUS; DISSECTION; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEMALE; GLAUCOMA SURGERY; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE PROCESSING; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LYMPH VESSEL; MALE; METASTASIS; MICROSCOPY; MICROVASCULATURE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE STUDY; RHESUS MONKEY; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

5'-NUCLEOTIDASE; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CONJUNCTIVA; FEMALE; IMMUNOENZYME TECHNIQUES; LYMPHATIC SYSTEM; LYMPHATIC VESSELS; MACACA MULATTA; MALE; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTOR RECEPTOR-3;

EID: 84855856307     PISSN: 00144835     EISSN: 10960007     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.exer.2011.11.011     Document Type: Article

References (58)

1. Albertine K., Fox L., O'Morchoe C. Themorphology of canine lymphatics valves. Anat. Rec. 1982, 202:453-461.
2. Alitalo K., Tammela T., Petrova T.V. Lymphangiogenesis in development and human disease. Nature 2005, 438:946-953.
3. Baluk P., McDonald D.M. Markers for microscopic imaging of lymphangiogenesis and angiogenesis. Ann. N. Y. Acad. Sci. 2008, 1131:1-12.
4. Benedikt O. Demonstration of aqueous outflow patterns of normal and glaucomatous human eyes through the injection of fluorescein solution in the anterior chamber (author's transl). Albrecht. Von. Graefes Arch. Klin. Exp. Ophthalmol. 1976, 199:45-67.
5. Bock P. Histochemical staining of lymphatic anchoring filaments. Histochemistry 1978, 58:343-345.
6. Bollinger A., Jager K., Sgier F., Seglias J. Fluorescence microlymphography. Circulation 1981, 64:1195-1200.
7. Bollinger A., Isenring G., Franzeck U.K. Lymphatic Microangiography: A complication of severe chronic venous incompetence (CVI). Lymphology 1982, 15:60-65.
8. Bridenbaugh E., Gashev A., Zawieja D.C. Lymphatic muscle: a review of contractile function. Lymphatic Res. Biol. 2003, 1:147-158.
9. Cheng L., Bishop E., Zhou H., MacLennan G.T., Lopez-Beltran A., Zhang S., Badve S., Baldridge L.A., Montironic R. Lymphatic vessel density in radical prostatectomy specimens. Hum. Pathol. 2008, 39:610-615.
10. Collin H. The ultrastructure of conjunctival lymphatic anchoring filaments. Exp. Eye Res. 1969, 8:102-105.
11. Eisenhoffer J., Kagal A., Klien T., Johnston M.G. Importance of valves and lymphangion contractions in determining pressure gradients in isolated lymphatics exposed to elevations in outflow pressure. Microvasc. Res. 1995, 49:97-110.
12. Emmett M.S., Symonds K.E., Rigby H., Cook M.G., Price R., Metcalfe C., Orlando A., Bates D.O. Prediction of melanoma metastasis by the Shields index based on lymphatic vessel density. BMC Cancer 2010, 10:208.
13. Fine, B.S., Yanoff, M., 1979. Ocular Histology.
14. Foldi, M., Casley-Smith, J.R., 1983. Lymphangiology, first ed.
15. Gausas R.E., Gonnering R.S., Lemke B.N., Dortzbach R.K., Sherman D.D. Identification of human orbital lymphatics. Ophthal. Plast. Reconstr. Surg. 1999, 15:252-259.
16. Gnepp D. The bicuspid nature of the valves of the peripheral collecting lymphatic vessels of the dog. Lymphology 1976, 9:75-77.
17. Gnepp D., Green F. Scanning electron microscopic study of canine lymphatic vessels and their valves. Lymphology 1980, 13:91-99.
18. Hamrah P., Zhang Q., Dana M.R. Expression of vascular endothelial growth factor receptor-3 (VEGFR-3) in the conjunctiva-a potential link between lymphangiogenesis and leukocyte trafficking on the ocular surface. Adv. Exp. Med. Biol. 2002, 506:851-860.
19. Hamrah P., Chen L., Cursiefen C., Zhang Q., Joyce N.C., Dana M.R. Expression of vascular endothelial growth factor receptor-3 (VEGFR-3) on monocytic bone marrow-derived cells in the conjunctiva. Exp. Eye Res. 2004, 79:553-561.
20. Hitchcock T., Niklason L. Lymphatic tissue engineering: progress and prospects. Ann. N. Y. Acad. Sci. 2008, 1131:44-49.
21. Ji R.C., Kato S. Enzyme-histochemical study on postnatal development of rat stomach lymphatic vessels. Microvasc. Res. 1997, 54:1-12.
22. Ji R.C., Kato S. Lymphatic network and lymphangiogenesis in the gastric wall. J.Histochem. Cytochem. 2003, 51:331-338.
23. Kaipainen A., Korhonen J., Mustonen T., van Hisbergh V.W., Fang G.H., Dumont D., Breitman M., Alitalo K. Expression of the fms-like tyrosin kinase 4 gene becomes restricted to lymphatic endothelium during development. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U S A 1995, 92:3566-3570.
24. Karkkainen M.J., Makinen T., Alitalo K. Lymphatic endothelium: a new frontier of metastasis research. Nat. Cell Biol. 2002, 4:E2-E5.
25. Kato S., Itonaga I., Ji R.C., Miura M. Enzyme triple staining for differentiation of lymphatics from venous and arterial capillaries. Lymphology 1996, 29:15-19.
26. Kim H., Robinson M.R., Lizak M.J., Tansey G., Lutz R.J., Yuan P., Wang N.S., Csaky K.G. Controlled drug release from an ocular implant: an evaluation using dynamic three-dimensional magnetic resonance imaging. Invest. Ophthalmol. Vis. Sci. 2004, 45:2722-2731.
27. Krohn J., Rodahl E. Expression of 5'-nucleotidase and alkaline phosphatase in human aqueous drainage channels. Acta Ophthalmol. Scand. 2002, 80:642-651.
28. Kubik S. Initial lymphatics in different skin regions. Progr. Lymphol. 1988, 6:17-19.
29. Kubik S., Manestar M. Anatomy of the lymph capillaries and pre-collectors of the skin. The Initial Lymphatics 1985, 66-74. G.Thieme Verlag, Stuttgart- New York. A. Bollinger, H. Partsch, J. Wolfe (Eds.).
30. Lauweryns J.M. Stereomicroscope funnel-like architecture of pulmonary lymphatic valves. Lymphology 1971, 4:125-132.
31. Leak L.V. The structure of lymphatic capillaries in lymph formation. Fed Proc. 1976, 35:1863-1871.
32. Leak L., Burke J. Ultrastructural studies on the lymphatic anchoring filaments. J.Cell. Biol. 1968, 36:129-149.
33. Lynch P.M., Delano F.A., Schmid-Schonbein G.W. The primary valves in the initial lymphatics during inflammation. Lymph. Res. Biol. 2007, 5:3-10.
34. Mazzoni M.C., Skalak T.C., Schmid-Schonbein G.W. Structure of lymphatic valves in the spinotrapezius muscle of the rat. Blood Vessels 1987, 24:304-312.
35. McHale N.G., Roddie I.C. The effect of transmural pressure on pumping activity in isolated bovine lymphatic vessels. J.Physiol. 1976, 261:255-269.
36. Mendoza E., Schmid-Schonbein G.W. Amodel for mechanics of primary lymphatic valves. J.Biomech. Eng. 2003, 125:407-414.
37. Morgan W.H., Balaratnasingam C., Giubilato A., Yu D.-Y. The use of trypan blue as a tracer to outline aqeous flow. J.Ophthalmic Photogr. 2005, 27:79-81.
38. Muthuchamy M., Zawieja D. Molecular regulation of lymphatic contractility. Ann. N. Y. Acad. Sci. 2008, 1131:89-99.
39. Oliver G., Srinivasan R.S. Lymphatic vasculature development. Current concepts. Ann. N. Y. Acad. Sci. 2008, 1131:75-81.
40. Papp M., Viragh S., Ungvary G. Structure of cutaneous lymphatics propelling lymph. Acta. Med. Acad. Sci. Hung. 1975, 32:311-320.
41. Qu P., Ji R.C., Kato S. Histochemical analysis of lymphatic endothelial cells in the pancreas of non-obese diabetic mice. J.Anat. 2003, 203:523-530.
42. Ritch, R., Shields, M.B., Krupin, T., 1989. The Glaucomas, pp. 1-748.
43. Robinson M.R., Lee S.S., Kim H., Kim S., Lutz R.J., Galban C., Bungay P.M., Yuan P., Wang N.S., Kim J., Csaky K.G. Arabbit model for assessing the ocular barriers to the transcleral delivery of triamcinolone acetonide. Exp. Eye Res. 2006, 82:479-487.
44. Schmid-Schonbein G.W. Microlymphatics and lymph flow. Physiol. Rev. 1990, 70:987-1028.
45. Singh D. Anew clue to lymphatic drainage. Rev. Ophthalmol. 2002, 9:12.
46. Singh D., Singh R.S.J., Singh K., Singh S.K., Singh I.R., Singh R., Fugo R.J. The conjunctival lymphatics system. Ann. Ophthalmol. 2003, 35:99-104.
47. Steenbergen J.M., Lash J.M., Bohlen H.G. Role of a lymphatic system in glucose absorption and the accomopanying microvascular hyperemia. Gastrointest. Liver Physiol. 1994, 30:G529-G535.
48. Sugar H.S., Riazi A., Schaffner R. The bulbar conjunctival lymphatics and their clinical significance. Trans. Am. Acad. Ophthalmol. Otolaryngol. 1957, 61:212-223.
49. Takada M. The ultrastructure of lymphatic valves in rabbits and mice. Am. J. Anat. 1971, 32:207-217.
50. Teng C.C., Chi H.H., Katzin H.M. Histology and mechanism of filtering operations. Am. J. Ophthalmol. 1959, 47:16-34.
51. Trzewik J., Mallipattu S.K., Artmann G.M., Delano F.A., Schmid-Schonbein G.W. Evidence for a second valve system in lymphatics: endothelial microvalves. FASEB J. 2001, 15:1711-1717.
52. Tuma, R.F., Duran, W.N., Ley, K., 2008. Handbook of Physiology: Microcirculation, second ed.
53. Ushiki T., Abe K. Identification of arterial and venous segments of blood vessels using alkaline phosphatase staining of ink/gelatin injected tissues. Arch. Histol. Cytol. 1998, 61:215-219.
54. Wachstein M., Meisel E. Histochemistry of heptic phosphatases at a physiologic pH with special refernce to the demonstration of bile canaliculi. Am. J. Clin. Pathol. 1957, 27:13-23.
55. Yu D.-Y., Morgan W.H., Sun X.-H., Su E.-N., Yu P.K., Cringle S.J., House P.H., Guo W.-Y., Yu X.-B. The critical role of the conjunctiva in glaucoma filtration surgery. Prog. Retin. Eye Res. 2009, 28:303-328.
56. Zawieja D.C. Contractile physiology of lymphatics. Lymphat. Res. Biol. 2009, 7:87-96.
57. Zhu Y.-F., Guo W.-Y., Sun X.-H., Yu D.-Y. Morphological differentiation between the bulbar conjunctival lymphatics and blood capillaries with enzyme double staining. Chinese J. Ophthalmol. Otorhinolaryngol. 2007, 7:17-19.
58. Zweifach B., Prather J. Micromanipulation of pressure in terminal lymphatics in the mesentery. Am. J. Physiol. 1975, 228:1326-1335.