Potential Mechanisms of Interior Lymphatic Vessel Primo Vessels in Tissue Repair
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Abstract
The Primo Vascular System was discovered by Bong Han Kim in the 1960s when searching for an anatomical correlate of the acupuncture meridians used in eastern medicine. The Primo Vascular System is a systemic network of thread-like Primo-vessels with intermittent enlargements known as Primo-nodes. Primo-vessels are difficult to view under a microscope due to their small diameters (20-50 µm) and translucent appearance. Primo-vessels have a porous outer membrane that encapsulates small channels named Primo sub-vessels filled with flowing fluid. Primo-vessels are classified into six sub-types based on their anatomical location. The physiological mechanisms of Primo-vessel function are not clear. There are multiple hypotheses based on Primo-vessel and Primo-node structure and cell content, however, supportive functional experimental data is lacking. This review focuses on the "interior" lymphatic vessel Primo-vessel (ILVPV) sub-type, the techniques that are used to visualize them, and experimental studies that attempt to unravel their physiological role after inflammatory stimulation. Speculative hypotheses are presented regarding the handling of signals by ILVPVs for intercellular communication between injured cells and cells stored within "interior" lymphatic vessel Primo-nodes (ILVPNs). One of the stored cell types that are of interest for tissue repair are very small embryonic-like cells. Very small embryonic-like cell activation may be induced by biophoton signals emitted by injured cells and transmitted to ILVPNs via Primo-vessel and/or ILVPV networks. An alternative or additional method for intercellular communication may involve the release of signaling proteins and/or extravesicular bodies carrying genetic messages (i.e., exosomes) by cells in injured tissues. As these signaling factors enter the lymphatic circulation, porous ILVPVs filter them out and transport them to ILVPNs where they initiate very small embryonic-like cell activation to start the tissue regenerative process. Primo Vascular System research will require more physiological functional studies to elucidate the role of ILVPVs and ILVPNs in tissue regeneration. To achieve this goal, future mechanistic studies will need novel biomarkers and animal models.
Keywords:
Primo Vascular System, interior lymphatic primo vessels, exosomes, stem cells, biophoton
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HALL, Jared M et al.
Potential Mechanisms of Interior Lymphatic Vessel Primo Vessels in Tissue Repair.
Medical Research Archives, [S.l.], v. 10, n. 12, dec. 2022.
ISSN 2375-1924.
Available at: <https://esmed.org/MRA/mra/article/view/3438>. Date accessed: 03 july 2024.
doi: https://doi.org/10.18103/mra.v10i12.3438.
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35. Lim J, Lee S, Su Z, et al. Primo vascular system accompanying a blood vessel from tumor tissue and a method to distinguish it from the blood or the lymph system. Evid Based Complement Alternat Med. 2013;2013:949245. 949245. doi:10.1155/2013/949245
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37. Shin JY, Choi SH, Choi DW, et al. Differential Gene Expression by RNA-Seq Analysis of the Primo Vessel in the Rabbit Lymph. J Acupunct Meridian Stud. Feb 2019;12(1):11-19. doi:10.1016/j.jams.2018.10.008
38. Zhang L, Oh SW. Production and Characterization of Monoclonal Antibodies Against Primo Vascular System of Rat. J Acupunct Meridian Stud. Jun 2020;13(3):110-115. doi:10.1016/j.jams.2020.05.001
39. Choi C-J, Jung JH, Soh K-S, Ryu YH, Ryu PD, Park S-H. Spontaneous Action Potential from Threadlike Structures on the Surfaces of Abdominal Organs. Journal of the Korean Physical Society. 04/15/2011 2011;58(4):831-836. doi:10.3938/jkps.58.831
40. Choi BK, Hwang SH, Kim YI, Singh R, Kwon BS. The hyaluronic acid-rich node and duct system is a structure organized for innate immunity and mediates the local inflammation. Cytokine. Jan 2019;113:74-82. doi:10.1016/j.cyto.2018.06.011
41. Shin JY, Ji JO, Choi SH, et al. Analysis and Differential Expression of Primo Genes Using RNA-Seq and qRT-PCR Experiments. Adv Exp Med Biol. 2020;1232:393-399. doi:10.1007/978-3-030-34461-0_50
42. Shin JY, Choi JG, Shin S, Yeo S, Lee SS. Gene Expression of Prox-1 and Hif-1a in Primo Vessels Inside Lymph Vessels of the Rabbit. Adv Exp Med Biol. 2021;1269:387-391. doi:10.1007/978-3-030-48238-1_61
43. Choi SH, Choi JG, Lee SS. Injection Effect of Anti-CD3 Monoclonal Antibody on Primo Vessel in Lymph Vessel of Rabbit with Lipopolysaccharide-Induced Inflammation. J Acupunct Meridian Stud. Feb 28 2022;15(1):37-42. doi:10.51507/j.jams.2022.15.1.37
44. Soh KS. Bonghan Duct and Acupuncture Meridian as Optical Channel of Biophoton. Journal of the Korean Physical Society. 2004;45(5):1196-1198.
45. Kumar S, Boone K, Tuszynski J, Barclay P, Simon C. Possible existence of optical communication channels in the brain. Sci Rep. Nov 7 2016;6:36508. doi:10.1038/srep36508
46. Popp FA. Properties of biophotons and their theoretical implications. Indian J Exp Biol. May 2003;41(5):391-402.
47. Le M, McNeill FE, Seymour C, Rainbow AJ, Mothersill CE. An observed effect of ultraviolet radiation emitted from beta-irradiated HaCaT cells upon non-beta-irradiated bystander cells. Radiat Res. Mar 2015;183(3):279-90. doi:10.1667/RR13827.1
48. Fels D. Cellular communication through light. PLoS One. 2009;4(4):e5086. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0005086
49. Tang R, Dai J. Spatiotemporal imaging of glutamate-induced biophotonic activities and transmission in neural circuits. PLoS One. 2014;9(1):e85643. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0085643
50. Salari V, Scholkmann F, Bokkon I, Shahbazi F, Tuszynski J. The Physical Mechanism for Retinal Discrete Dark Noise: Thermal Activation or Cellular Ultraweak Photon Emission? PLoS One. 2016;11(3):e0148336. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0148336
51. kesson T, Albrow MG, Almehed S, et al. Comparison of low-PT photon production in high- and low-multiplicity collisions at the CERN ISR. Phys Rev D Part Fields. Nov 1 1988;38(9):2687-2694.
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