2020
Lymphotoxin targeted to salivary and lacrimal glands induces tertiary lymphoid organs and cervical lymphadenopathy and reduces tear production
Truman LA, Bentley KL, Ruddle NH. Lymphotoxin targeted to salivary and lacrimal glands induces tertiary lymphoid organs and cervical lymphadenopathy and reduces tear production. European Journal Of Immunology 2020, 50: 418-425. PMID: 32012252, DOI: 10.1002/eji.201948300.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTertiary lymphoid organsLacrimal glandCervical lymphadenopathySjögren's syndromeLymphoid organsTear productionRole of lymphotoxinTLO formationAutoantibody titresMALT lymphomaLymphoid tissueTransgenic miceLymphotoxinMiceLymphadenopathyGlandSyndromeOrgansAutoimmunityMucosalLymphomaLTαTitresSalivaryLTβ
2011
Blocking lymphotoxin signaling abrogates the development of ectopic lymphoid tissue within cardiac allografts and inhibits effector antibody responses
Motallebzadeh R, Rehakova S, Conlon TM, Win TS, Callaghan CJ, Goddard M, Bolton EM, Ruddle NH, Bradley JA, Pettigrew GJ. Blocking lymphotoxin signaling abrogates the development of ectopic lymphoid tissue within cardiac allografts and inhibits effector antibody responses. The FASEB Journal 2011, 26: 51-62. PMID: 21926237, DOI: 10.1096/fj.11-186973.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsB-LymphocytesBone MarrowCD4-Positive T-LymphocytesChoristomaChronic DiseaseGraft RejectionHeart TransplantationIsoantibodiesLymphoid TissueLymphotoxin beta ReceptorLymphotoxin-betaMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutMyocardiumNeovascularization, PathologicRecombinant Fusion ProteinsSignal TransductionSpleenTransplantation, HomologousConceptsTertiary lymphoid organsCardiac allograftsHeart allograftsB cellsLymphotoxin β receptor (LTβR) signalingEctopic lymphoid tissueGerminal center activityLTβR-IgTLO formationPostoperative administrationAccelerated rejectionHumoral autoimmunityAlloimmune responseAutoantibody productionAutoantibody responseHumoral responseLymphoid organsLymphoid tissueLymphoid organogenesisEffector antibodiesMouse modelAllograftsTransplantationAutoantibodiesCells