A Role for Tumor Necrosis Factor-&agr;-Mediated Endothelial Apoptosis in the Development of Experimental Idiopathic Pneumonia Syndrome
Gerbitz A, Nickoloff B, Olkiewicz K, Willmarth N, Hildebrandt G, Liu C, Kobzik L, Eissner G, Holler E, Ferrara J, Cooke K. A Role for Tumor Necrosis Factor-&agr;-Mediated Endothelial Apoptosis in the Development of Experimental Idiopathic Pneumonia Syndrome. Transplantation 2004, 78: 494-502. PMID: 15446306, DOI: 10.1097/01.tp.0000128839.13674.02.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsExperimental Idiopathic Pneumonia SyndromeAllogeneic bone marrow transplantationIdiopathic pneumonia syndromeBone marrow transplantationTumor necrosis factorLung injuryTNF-alphaPneumonia syndromeNecrosis factorVascular endotheliumBronchoalveolar lavage fluid tumor necrosis factorDevelopment of IPSPulmonary vascular endothelial cell apoptosisAlloreactive donor T cellsInflammatory mediators TNF-alphaMinor histocompatibility antigenic differencesMurine BMT systemPulmonary vascular endotheliumDonor T cellsEC apoptosisVascular endothelial cell apoptosisEndothelial cell apoptosisHost diseaseLung histopathologyPulmonary histopathology