Infection-induced dermal lymphatic zippering restricts viral dissemination from skin and promotes anti-viral CD8+ T cell expansion.
M. J. Churchill, H. du Bois, T. A. Heim, T. Mudianto, M. M. Steele, J. C. Nolz, A. W. Lund
This study shows that vaccinia virus infection causes dermal lymphatic capillary zippering via VEGFR2, which limits viral spread and enhances CD8+ T cell responses.
bioRxiv · Aug 26, 2021Immunology