Specialized Blood Vessels Pass Near a Tumor
Specialized Blood Vessels Pass Near a Tumor
Submitted by Nikhil Joshi, Elliot Akama-Garren, Tuomas Tammella, and Tyler Jacks of the Koch Institute
MIT Department of Biology, Koch Institute at MIT
This is an image of high endothelial venules (HEVs) near a tumor. The image was taken to demonstrate that specialized endothelial cells are near tumors that help immune cells enter tumors. Inside the vessel (blue and green) are T cells (red) that are “rolling” through the vessel on their way into the tissue. The tumor cannot be seen in this image, but would be below the field of view.