“…The sections were probed with primary antibodies against Aquaporin 1 (dilution 1:250; catalog number ab168387; Abcam, Cambridge, MA), VEGF-C (dilution 1:200; catalog number 22601-1-AP; Proteintech, Chicago, IL), F4/80 (dilution 1:50; MCA497RT; ABD Serotec, Oxford, UK), lymphatic vascular endothelial hyaluronan receptor 1 (LYVE-1; dilution 1:1000; ab14917; Abcam), CD45 (dilution 1:1000; GB11066; Goodbio Technology, Wuhan, China), CD4 (dilution 1:1500; GB11064; Goodbio Technology), CD8a (dilution 1:1500; Goodbio Technology), or myeloperoxidase (dilution 1:100; PA5-16672; Thermo Scientific, Waltham, MA) overnight at 4 C. The sections were then developed using a Vector stain ABC kit (Vector Laboratories Inc., Burlingame, CA) and further counterstained with Harris' hematoxylin as reported. 24 All sections were assessed under a microscope by two pathologists (Y.Z. and G.-C.P.)…”