Lymphoid tissue returns to a steady state once each immune response is resolved, and although this occurs multiple times throughout life, its structural integrity and functionality remain unaffected. Stromal cells orchestrate cellular interactions within lymphoid tissue, and any changes to the microenvironment can have detrimental outcomes and drive disease. A breakdown in lymphoid tissue homeostasis can lead to a loss of tissue structure and function that can cause aberrant immune responses. This Review highlights recent advances in our understanding of lymphoid tissue function and remodelling in adaptive immunity and in disease states. We discuss the functional role of lymphoid tissue in disease progression and explore the changes to lymphoid tissue structure and function driven by infection, chronic inflammatory conditions and cancer. Understanding the role of lymphoid tissues in immune responses to a wide range of pathologies allows us to take a fuller systemic view of disease progression.
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Ann Med
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Department of General Surgery, The Affiliated Taizhou People's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Taizhou School of Clinical Medicine, Nanjing Medical University, Taizhou, China.
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J Transl Med
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Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, School of Medicine, RenJi Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 160 Pujian Road, Pudong New Area, Shanghai, 200025, China.
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Department of Nuclear Medicine, School of Medicine, Shanghai General Hospital, Shanghai JiaoTong University, Shanghai, 200080, China.
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World J Surg Oncol
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Department of Hospital Infection Management and Preventive Health Care, Zhejiang Provincial People's Hospital Bijie Hospital, Bijie, 551799, China.
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Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Hokkaido University, N-15, W-7, Kita-ku, Sapporo, 060-8638, Japan.
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