Communications Biology (Mar 2021)

Evidence for continuity of interstitial spaces across tissue and organ boundaries in humans

  • Odise Cenaj,
  • Douglas H. R. Allison,
  • Rami Imam,
  • Briana Zeck,
  • Lilly M. Drohan,
  • Luis Chiriboga,
  • Jessica Llewellyn,
  • Cheng Z. Liu,
  • Young Nyun Park,
  • Rebecca G. Wells,
  • Neil D. Theise

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-021-01962-0
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 4, no. 1
pp. 1 – 9

Abstract

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Odise Cenaj et al. find that the fibrous interstitial spaces within and around organs may in fact be continuous networks throughout the human body. Using traceable particles injected into colon and skin interstitial spaces in human tissue samples, they demonstrate the interconnectedness of these fluid-filled spaces.