Differential activities of secreted lymphotoxin-alpha3 and membrane lymphotoxin-alpha1beta2 in lymphotoxin-induced inflammation: critical role of TNF receptor 1 signaling.

Lymphotoxin (LT, LT alpha, TNF beta) is a member of the immediate TNF family that also includes TNF-alpha and lymphotoxin-beta (LT beta). LT is produced by activated lymphocytes and functions as either a secreted homotrimer or a membrane-associated heterotrimer that includes the transmembrane protein LT beta. Secreted LT alpha3 can bind to two cell surface receptors, TNFR1 and TNFR2, while the membrane-bound heterotrimer LT alpha1beta2 has been shown to interact with a distinct receptor, LT betaR. LT alpha induces inflammation at the sites of expression of a rat insulin promoter-driven lymphotoxin (RIPLT) transgene in the pancreas and kidney. To determine the role of the various ligands and their receptors in LT-induced inflammation, mice deficient in either TNFR1, TNFR2, or LT beta were crossed to RIPLT-transgenic mice. Our results indicate that LT alpha-induced inflammation is dependent on the interaction of LT alpha3 with TNFR1, and there is no obvious role for TNFR2, since in its absence, LT alpha-induced inflammation is quantitatively and qualitatively similar to that seen in the wild type. However, the absence of LT beta results in accentuated infiltration of the kidney with an increase in the proportion of memory cells in the infiltrate. These data show a crucial role for the secreted LT alpha3 signaling via TNFR1 in LT alpha-induced inflammation, and a separate and distinct role for the membrane LT alpha1beta2 form in this inflammatory process.

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