PMID- 22017433 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20120209 LR - 20171116 IS - 1600-065X (Electronic) IS - 0105-2896 (Linking) VI - 244 IP - 1 DP - 2011 Nov TI - LTbetaR and CD40: working together in dendritic cells to optimize immune responses. PG - 85-98 LID - 10.1111/j.1600-065X.2011.01056.x [doi] AB - Generating an immune response tailored to destroy an infecting organism while limiting bystander damage involves guiding T-cell activation using a variety of cues taken from the immunogen (antigen type, dose, and persistence, accompanying danger signals) as well as the host (tissue environment, T-cell frequency, and affinity for antigen). Dendritic cells (DCs) serve as translators of much of this information and are critically required for effective pathogen and tumor clearance. Moreover, dysregulation of DC activation can lead to autoimmunity. Inhibition of the lymphotoxin (LT) and CD40 pathways has been shown to be effective at quieting inflammation in settings where DC-T-cell interactions are key instigators of disease progression. In this review, we compare and contrast the CD40 and LT pathways in the context of receptor/ligand expression, signal transduction, and DC biology. We provide evidence that these two pathways play complementary roles in DC cytokine secretion, thus indirectly shaping the nature of the CD8(+) T-cell response to foreign antigen. Given the distinct role of these pathways in the context of DC function, we propose that dual therapies targeted at both the CD40 and LTbeta receptor may have therapeutic potential in silencing DC-driven autoimmunity or in promoting tumor clearance. CI - (c) 2011 John Wiley & Sons A/S. FAU - Gommerman, Jennifer L AU - Gommerman JL AD - Department of Immunology, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada. jen.gommerman@utoronto.ca FAU - Summers deLuca, Leslie AU - Summers deLuca L LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Review PL - England TA - Immunol Rev JT - Immunological reviews JID - 7702118 RN - 0 (CD40 Antigens) RN - 0 (Interferon-alpha) RN - 0 (Lymphotoxin beta Receptor) RN - 77238-31-4 (Interferon-beta) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Autoimmunity MH - B-Lymphocytes/immunology/metabolism MH - CD40 Antigens/genetics/*immunology/metabolism MH - CD8-Positive T-Lymphocytes/immunology/metabolism MH - Cell Communication/*immunology MH - Cell Transformation, Neoplastic/immunology MH - Dendritic Cells/*immunology/metabolism MH - Gene Expression MH - Humans MH - *Immunity, Innate MH - Inflammation/*immunology MH - Interferon-alpha/genetics/immunology/metabolism MH - Interferon-beta/genetics/immunology/metabolism MH - Lymphocyte Activation/immunology MH - Lymphotoxin beta Receptor/genetics/*immunology/metabolism MH - Mice MH - Mice, Knockout MH - Signal Transduction/*immunology EDAT- 2011/10/25 06:00 MHDA- 2012/02/10 06:00 CRDT- 2011/10/25 06:00 PHST- 2011/10/25 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2011/10/25 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2012/02/10 06:00 [medline] AID - 10.1111/j.1600-065X.2011.01056.x [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Immunol Rev. 2011 Nov;244(1):85-98. doi: 10.1111/j.1600-065X.2011.01056.x.