Bimodal expansion of the lymphatic vessels is regulated by the sequential expression of IL-7 and lymphotoxin α1β2 in newly formed tertiary lymphoid structures

Saba Nayar, Joana Campos, Ming May Chung, Leyre Navarro-Nunez, Menka Chachlani, Nathalie Steinthal, David Gardner, Philip Rankin, Thomas Cloake, Jorge Caamano, Helen McGettrick, Steve Watson, Sanjiv Luther, Christopher Buckley, Francesca Barone

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Abstract

Lymphangiogenesis associated with tertiary lymphoid structure (TLS) has been reported in numerous studies. However, the kinetics and dynamic changes occurring to the lymphatic vascular network during TLS development have not been studied. Using a viral-induced, resolving model of TLS formation in the salivary glands of adult mice we demonstrate that the expansion of the lymphatic vascular network is tightly regulated. Lymphatic vessel expansion occurs in two distinct phases. The first wave of expansion is dependent on IL-7. The second phase, responsible for leukocyte exit from the glands, is regulated by lymphotoxin (LT)βR signaling. These findings, while highlighting the tight regulation of the lymphatic response to inflammation, suggest that targeting the LTα1β2/LTβR pathway in TLS-associated pathologies might impair a natural proresolving mechanism for lymphocyte exit from the tissues and account for the failure of therapeutic strategies that target these molecules in diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1957-1967
Number of pages11
JournalJournal of Immunology
Volume197
Issue number5
Early online date29 Jul 2016
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Sept 2016

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