Lymphatics: Future Perspectives Unrealized Potential

Philip D. Houck; Hari Kumar Dandapantula; Janet Mary Massey

doi:10.3390/lymphatics1020009

journal article Open Access Jul 03, 2023

Lymphatics: Future Perspectives Unrealized Potential

Philip D. Houck

Hari Kumar Dandapantula Janet Mary Massey

Lymphatics Vol. 1 No. 2 pp. 87-96 · MDPI AG

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Abstract

Proposed fundamental laws of biology and a model of health and disease underscore the importance of the lymphatic system. The lymphatics are responsible for two of the laws of biology and the fulcrum of health and disease balancing regeneration with degeneration through the immune system. It is responsible for protection from the environment and repair of senile and damaged tissue. Life is constantly bombarded by forces that increase entropy. Lymphatics provide negative entropy to maintain health. Lymphatics help maintain cellular homeostasis removing products of metabolism. Using these principles, the role of lymphatics is investigated in salt sensitivity hypertension, cardio-renal system, the new pillar of heart failure and kidney disease—Sodium-Glucose Transport Protein 2 (SGLT2) Inhibitors, and brain diseases. The realization of organ lymphatics in maintenance of health and disease opens the avenue to new therapeutics. This is the unrealized potential of lymphatic study.

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Published: Jul 03, 2023
Vol/Issue: 1(2)
Pages: 87-96
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Authors

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Philip D. Houck

Department of Medicine (Division of Cardiology), Baylor Scott & White Health, Temple, TX 76508, USA

H

Hari Kumar Dandapantula

Department of Medicine (Division of Cardiology), Baylor Scott & White Health, Temple, TX 76508, USA

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Janet Mary Massey

Praxis Dr Jungkunz, D-6118 Friedberg, Germany

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Philip D. Houck, Hari Kumar Dandapantula, Janet Mary Massey (2023). Lymphatics: Future Perspectives Unrealized Potential. Lymphatics, 1(2), 87-96. https://doi.org/10.3390/lymphatics1020009

Lymphatics: Future Perspectives Unrealized Potential

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