Realigning the LIGHT signaling network to control dysregulated inflammation

CF Ware, M Croft, GA Neil - Journal of Experimental Medicine, 2022 - rupress.org
Advances in understanding the physiologic functions of the tumor necrosis factor
superfamily (TNFSF) of ligands, receptors, and signaling networks are providing deeper …

Targeting the LIGHT-HVEM pathway

CF Ware - Therapeutic Targets of the TNF Superfamily, 2009 - Springer
Tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-related cytokines function as key communication systems
between cells of the immune system and mediate inflammation and tissue destruction …

The control of tissue fibrosis by the inflammatory molecule LIGHT (TNF Superfamily member 14)

R Herro, M Croft - Pharmacological research, 2016 - Elsevier
Abstract The TNF Superfamily member LIGHT (TNFSF14) has recently emerged as a
potential target for therapeutic interventions aiming to halt tissue fibrosis. In this perspective …

The tumor necrosis factor superfamily members TNFSF14 (LIGHT), lymphotoxin β and lymphotoxin β receptor interact to regulate intestinal inflammation

DA Giles, S Zahner, P Krause… - Frontiers in …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Over 1.5 million individuals in the United States are afflicted with inflammatory bowel
disease (IBD). While the progression of IBD is multifactorial, chronic, unresolved …

LIGHT/TNFSF14 promotes CAR-T cell trafficking and cytotoxicity through reversing immunosuppressive tumor microenvironment

N Zhang, X Liu, J Qin, Y Sun, H Xiong, B Lin, K Liu… - Molecular Therapy, 2023 - cell.com
Tertiary lymphoid structures (TLSs) in tumor tissues facilitate immune cell trafficking and
cytotoxicity, which benefits survival and favorable responses in immune therapy. Here, we …

The tumor necrosis factor family member TNFSF14 (LIGHT) is required for resolution of intestinal inflammation in mice

P Krause, SP Zahner, G Kim, RB Shaikh, MW Steinberg… - Gastroenterology, 2014 - Elsevier
Background & Aims The pathogenesis of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is associated
with a dysregulated mucosal immune response. Expression of the tumor necrosis factor …

Targeting lymphocyte activation through the lymphotoxin and LIGHT pathways

CF Ware - Immunological reviews, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Cytokines mediate key communication pathways essential for regulation of immune
responses. Full activation of antigen‐responding lymphocytes requires cooperating signals …

Lymphotoxin and LIGHT signaling pathways and target genes

K Schneider, KG Potter, CF Ware - Immunological reviews, 2004 - Wiley Online Library
Lymphotoxins (LTα and LTβ), LIGHT [homologous to LT, inducible expression, competes
with herpes simplex virus (HSV) glycoprotein D for HSV entry mediator (HVEM), a receptor …

The regulation of T cell homeostasis and autoimmunity by T cell–derived LIGHT

J Wang, JC Lo, A Foster, P Yu… - The Journal of …, 2001 - Am Soc Clin Investig
Costimulatory molecules on antigen-presenting cells (APCs) play an important role in T cell
activation and expansion. However, little is known about the surface molecules involved in …

Turning on LIGHT

SW Granger, CF Ware - The Journal of clinical investigation, 2001 - Am Soc Clin Investig
The delicate balance between the proliferation and elimination of antigenactivated
lymphocytes achieves homeostasis in peripheral lymphoid tissues. The TNF-related …