Pathogenesis of persistent lymphatic vessel hyperplasia in chronic airway inflammation Baluk, P.; Tammela, T.; Ator, E.; Lyubynska, N.; Achen, M.G.; Hicklin, D.J.; Jeltsch, M.; Petrova, T.V.; Pytowski, B.; Stacker, S.A.; Yla-Herttuala, S.; Jackson, D.G.; Alitalo, K.; McDonald, D.M. , J Clin Invest, Volume 115, Issue 2, Cardiovascular Research Institute, Comprehensive Cancer Center, and Department of Anatomy, UCSF, San Francisco, California 94143, USA, p.247-57, (2005) Abstract

Vascular endothelial growth factor C is required for sprouting of the first lymphatic vessels from embryonic veins Karkkainen, M.J.; Haiko, P.; Sainio, K.; Partanen, J.; Taipale, J.; Petrova, T.V.; Jeltsch, M.; Jackson, D.G.; Talikka, M.; Rauvala, H.; Betsholtz, C.; Alitalo, K. , Nat Immunol, Volume 5, Issue 1, Molecular/Cancer Biology Laboratory and Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research, Haartman Institute and Helsinki University Hospital, Biomedicum Helsinki, University of Helsinki, PO Box 63, 00014 Helsinki, Finland, p.74-80, (2004) Abstract

Intrinsic versus microenvironmental regulation of lymphatic endothelial cell phenotype and function Veikkola, T.; Lohela, M.; Ikenberg, K.; Makinen, T.; Korff, T.; Saaristo, A.; Petrova, T.; Jeltsch, M.; Augustin, H.G.; Alitalo, K. , FASEB J, Volume 17, Issue 14, Molecular/Cancer Biology Laboratory and Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research, Biomedicum Helsinki, Haartman Institute and Helsinki University Central Hospital, 00014 University of Helsinki, Finland, p.2006-13, (2003) Abstract

Signalling via vascular endothelial growth factor receptor-3 is sufficient for lymphangiogenesis in transgenic mice Veikkola, T.; Jussila, L.; Makinen, T.; Karpanen, T.; Jeltsch, M.; Petrova, T.V.; Kubo, H.; Thurston, G.; McDonald, D.M.; Achen, M.G.; Stacker, S.A.; Alitalo, K. , EMBO J, Volume 20, Issue 6, Molecular/Cancer Biology Laboratory and Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research, Haartman Institute, University of Helsinki, PO Box 21 (Haartmaninkatu 3), 00014 Helsinki, Finland, p.1223-31, (2001) Abstract