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. 2022 Sep 5;13:448. doi: 10.1186/s13287-022-03132-3

Fig. 10.

Fig. 10

Schematic depiction of the underlying mechanisms by which VEGF-C-stimulated ADSCs alleviate chronic colitis via lymphangiogenesis and immunomodulatory effects. VEGF-C-stimulated ADSCs could simultaneously improve lymphatic drainage (“OUT”) and inhibit the inflammatory response (“IN”) by activating VEGF-C/VEGFR-3-dependent signals and suppressing the NF-κB pathway