2003
Ectopic LTαβ Directs Lymphoid Organ Neogenesis with Concomitant Expression of Peripheral Node Addressin and a HEV-restricted Sulfotransferase
Drayton DL, Ying X, Lee J, Lesslauer W, Ruddle NH. Ectopic LTαβ Directs Lymphoid Organ Neogenesis with Concomitant Expression of Peripheral Node Addressin and a HEV-restricted Sulfotransferase. Journal Of Experimental Medicine 2003, 197: 1153-1163. PMID: 12732657, PMCID: PMC2193975, DOI: 10.1084/jem.20021761.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHigh endothelial venulesPeripheral node addressinLymphoid organogenesisLT-alphaB cell compartmentalizationMucosal addressin cell adhesion moleculeAlpha betaLymph node functionB-cell areasAntigen presenting cellsLymphoid neogenesisPancreatic infiltratesPNAd expressionLymphoid chemokinesFDC networksMononuclear infiltrateAlpha micePresenting cellsEndothelial venulesCell adhesion moleculeCell accumulationLT-betaAdhesion moleculesNode functionPancreata
1997
A Critical Role for Lymphotoxin in Experimental Allergic Encephalomyelitis
Suen W, Bergman C, Hjelmström P, Ruddle N. A Critical Role for Lymphotoxin in Experimental Allergic Encephalomyelitis. Journal Of Experimental Medicine 1997, 186: 1233-1240. PMID: 9334362, PMCID: PMC2199100, DOI: 10.1084/jem.186.8.1233.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsExperimental allergic encephalomyelitisMaximum clinical scoreMyelin oligodendrocyte glycoproteinClinical scoresLT-alphaAllergic encephalomyelitisMultiple sclerosisCentral nervous system inflammationNervous system inflammationT cell productionDisease multiple sclerosisRat myelin oligodendrocyte glycoproteinAverage clinical scoreDisease indexWild-type littermatesWT T cellsNecrosis factor familyMOG 35CNS inflammationMOG antibodiesSystem inflammationWT miceC57BL/6 miceOligodendrocyte glycoproteinTNF-alphaDistinct Roles in Lymphoid Organogenesis for Lymphotoxins α and β Revealed in Lymphotoxin β–Deficient Mice
Koni P, Sacca R, Lawton P, Browning J, Ruddle N, Flavell R. Distinct Roles in Lymphoid Organogenesis for Lymphotoxins α and β Revealed in Lymphotoxin β–Deficient Mice. Immunity 1997, 6: 491-500. PMID: 9133428, DOI: 10.1016/s1074-7613(00)80292-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMesenteric lymph nodesLT alpha-deficient miceAlpha-deficient miceFollicular dendritic cellsBeta-deficient miceLymph nodesDendritic cellsDeficient miceLymphoid organogenesisTumor necrosis factor receptor type ILTbeta-deficient micePeripheral lymph nodesReceptor type ISplenic germinal centersLymphotoxin βPeyer's patchesGerminal centersLymphotoxin alphaLT-alphaLT alpha3Lymphotoxin αMiceUnidentified receptorType IAlpha