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Promoting immune responses by LIGHT in the face of abundant regulatory T cell inhibition.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  20042587     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
CD4(+) regulatory T cell (Treg) populations are believed to play very important roles in the suppression of immune responses. Overriding Treg inhibition is necessary for initiating primary immune reaction upon inflammatory Ag stimulation. LIGHT, TNF superfamily member 14, has been shown to be a costimulatory molecule for effector T cells. Overexpression of lymphotoxin-related inducible ligand that competes for glycoprotein D binding to herpesvirus entry mediator on T cells (LIGHT) on T cells induces strong T cell-mediated experimental intestinal inflammation. How this process is initiated by LIGHT in suppressive intestinal environments remains incompletely understood. In this study, we assessed the effect of LIGHT on Tregs. Our results indicate that LIGHT can support the expansion and function of Tregs. However, when LIGHT was highly expressed, these abundant Tregs failed to suppress the development of T cell-mediated experimental colitis and antitumor immunity. We showed that this might be, in part, due to an ability of LIGHT to promote effector T cell proliferation and differentiation even in a Treg-abundant environment. Our data collectively suggest that LIGHT might be a critical cytokine involved in the development of autoimmune inflammatory diseases and that LIGHT-targeted immunotherapy might be useful in the treatment of these diseases.
Authors:
Yugang Wang; Mingzhao Zhu; Ping Yu; Yang-Xin Fu
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural     Date:  2009-12-30
Journal Detail:
Title:  Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950)     Volume:  184     ISSN:  1550-6606     ISO Abbreviation:  J. Immunol.     Publication Date:  2010 Feb 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-01-21     Completed Date:  2010-03-12     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  2985117R     Medline TA:  J Immunol     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  1589-95     Citation Subset:  AIM; IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Pathology, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA. yugang@uchicago.edu
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adoptive Transfer
Animals
CD4-Positive T-Lymphocytes / immunology,  pathology,  transplantation
Cell Differentiation / genetics,  immunology
Cells, Cultured
Colitis / genetics,  immunology,  pathology
Homeodomain Proteins / genetics
Immunosuppression* / methods
Intestinal Mucosa / immunology,  pathology
Lymphocyte Activation / genetics,  immunology
Lymphopenia / genetics,  immunology,  pathology
Mice
Mice, Inbred C57BL
Mice, Knockout
Mice, Transgenic
T-Lymphocytes, Regulatory / immunology*,  metabolism,  pathology
Tumor Necrosis Factor Ligand Superfamily Member 14 / biosynthesis,  genetics,  physiology*
Grant Support
ID/Acronym/Agency:
AI062026/AI/NIAID NIH HHS; CA115540/CA/NCI NIH HHS; DK58891/DK/NIDDK NIH HHS
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Homeodomain Proteins; 0/Tnfsf14 protein, mouse; 0/Tumor Necrosis Factor Ligand Superfamily Member 14; 128559-51-3/RAG-1 protein

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