The New Era of the Lymphatic System: No Longer Secondary to the Blood Vascular System
The New Era of the Lymphatic System: No Longer Secondary to the Blood Vascular System
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DOI：
10.1101/cshperspect.a006445
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发表时间：
2012-04-01
影响因子：
5.4
通讯作者：
Hong, Young-Kwon
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作者：
Choi, Inho;Lee, Sunju;Hong, Young-Kwon
血液和淋巴系统是我们体内两个主要的循环系统。尽管血液系统已被广泛研究，但淋巴系统因其难以捉摸的形态和神秘的病理生理学而受到的科学和医学关注要少得多。然而，过去十年中取得的一系列里程碑式的发现已经开始改变以前认为淋巴系统次要于更重要的血管系统的错误观念。在本文中，我们回顾了目前对淋巴系统发育和病理学的认识。我们希望让读者相信，淋巴系统对于人类健康和福祉的重要性不亚于血液循环系统。
The blood and lymphatic systems are the two major circulatory systems in our body. Although the blood system has been studied extensively, the lymphatic system has received much less scientific and medical attention because of its elusive morphology and mysterious pathophysiology. However, a series of landmark discoveries made in the past decade has begun to change the previous misconception of the lymphatic system to be secondary to the more essential blood vascular system. In this article, we review the current understanding of the development and pathology of the lymphatic system. We hope to convince readers that the lymphatic system is no less essential than the blood circulatory system for human health and well-being.