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Targeting lymphotoxin depletes pathogenic T cells

Nature Medicine volume 15, pages 732–733 (2009)Cite this article

A monoclonal antibody directed against lymphotoxin-α (LT-α) expressed by pathogenic T cells can prompt the clearance of these cells from the body (pages 766–773). The findings bring us one step closer to targeting only the cell populations that cause harm in autoimmune diseases while leaving beneficial arms of the immune system largely intact.

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Figure 1: Schematic of binding of LT-α–specific antibody (anti–LT-α).

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  1. Anna M. Hansen and Rachel R. Caspi are in the Laboratory of Immunology, National Eye Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA.,

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Hansen, A., Caspi, R. Targeting lymphotoxin depletes pathogenic T cells. Nat Med 15, 732–733 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1038/nm0709-732

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