Lymphatics - Regulation of Immunology and Inflammation

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Credits 3. 3 Lecture Hours. Integration of lymphatic vessel biology and the immune response in understanding local tissue pathophysiology; roles that lymphatic vessels play, or may play, in acute injury and chronic inflammation, including pathogenic infection, cardiovascular disease, cancer progression and neuroinflammation; established and emerging mechanisms by which the lymphatic network and lymphatic endothelium modulate immune cell responses, emphasis on recent literature. Prerequisite: Graduate classification and approval of Course Director prior to registration; MPHY 634 recommended.