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. 2022 Apr 21;14:100269. doi: 10.1016/j.mtbio.2022.100269

Table 3.

Mathematical and computational models for lymph node architectures, features, functions, and diseases.

OBJECT CONTENT REFERENCE
LYMPH NODE STRUCTURE AND GEOMETRY Reticular network [141,169,[263], [264], [265]]
Microvascular network and conduit system [168,170]
B-cell follicle [266]
Cortical sinus [267]
Whole lymph node geometry [171]
Body-wide lymphatic system [172]
Subcapsular sinus [171]
IMMUNE CELL DYNAMICS AND IMMUNE RESPONSE T cell motility and dynamics [103,116,188,[190], [191], [192],196,268,269]
T cell activation and proliferation [188,[270], [271], [272]]
Dendritic cell-T cell interaction (immune response) [202,271,[273], [274], [275], [276], [277], [278], [279]]
Stromal cell-immune cell interaction (fibroblastic reticular cells) [104,141,169,278,280]
B cell proliferation and activation [281]
IMMUNE CELL CHEMOTAXIS T cell motility [104]
T cell-dendritic cell contact [105,202,277]
Tumor metastasis [282,283]
Chemokine gradient formation [201]
Stromal cell/fibroblastic reticular cell network [141]
LYMPH FLOW DYNAMICS Intra-lymph node flow [24,201,214,215]
Lymphatic vessel flow (lymphangion) [[217], [218], [219], [220], [221], [222], [223],271]
lymphocyte recirculation [215]
LYMPH NODE-ASSOCIATED DISEASE Tumor metastasis through lymph node [[284], [285], [286]]
Tumor-immune interplay in lymph node [139,287,288]
Lymphoma [255,256]
Lymphedema [260,271,289]
Lymph node degeneracy [261]
Infection [262,263,290]