Jung Eun Baik

Less leaky lymphatics The lymphatic system enables drainage of excess fluid from tissues and immune cell migration during inflammatory responses. Attempts to increase lymphatic vessel density have generally relied on the exogenous administration of the lymphangiogenic growth factor VEGF-C, which yields leaky and less functional lymphatics and off-target inflammation. Kataru et al.

Mara Roxana Rubinstein, Jung Eun Baik, Stephen M Lagana, Richard P Han, William J Raab, Debashis Sahoo, Piero Dalerba, Timothy C Wang, View ORCID ProfileYiping W Han DOI 10.15252/embr.201847638 | Published online 04.03.2019 EMBO reports (2019) e47638 Abstract Fusobacterium nucleatum, a Gram‐negative oral anaerobe, is a significant contributor to colorectal cancer. Using an in vitro cancer progression model, we discover that F.

Dental caries is a biofilm-dependent oral disease and Streptococcus mutans is the known primary etiologic agent of dental caries that initiates biofilm formation on tooth surfaces. Although some Lactobacillus strains inhibit biofilm formation of oral pathogenic bacteria, the molecular mechanisms by which lactobacilli inhibit bacterial biofilm formation are not clearly understood.