1990
Interleukin 6 is an autocrine growth factor for mesangial cells
Ruef C, Budde K, Lacy J, Northemann W, Baumann M, Sterzel R, Coleman D. Interleukin 6 is an autocrine growth factor for mesangial cells. Kidney International 1990, 38: 249-257. PMID: 2402117, DOI: 10.1038/ki.1990.193.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIL-6Autocrine growth factorInterleukin-6T cellsGrowth factorSecrete IL-6Possible paracrine roleAcute phase responseIL-6 mRNADose-dependent increaseIL-6 actsMesangial cell proliferationIL-6 resultsGlomerular inflammationNumber of MCsImmune responseRat MCsParacrine roleB cellsMesangial cellsMC-CMEndothelial cellsAutocrine signalsCell proliferationPlasmacytoma cells
1989
Rat mesangial cells produce granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor
Budde K, Coleman D, Lacy J, Sterzel R. Rat mesangial cells produce granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor. American Journal Of Physiology 1989, 257: f1065-f1078. PMID: 2690641, DOI: 10.1152/ajprenal.1989.257.6.f1065.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRat mesangial cellsGranulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factorCultured rat mesangial cellsMesangial cellsColony-stimulating factorGM-CSFMC-CMGlomerular mesangial cellsPeritoneal MPsEffector cellsIL-2Inflammatory processGlomerular diseaseInterleukin-2T cellsT lymphocytesInterleukin-4Murine GM-CSFRenal glomeruliSerum-free conditionsSoluble factorsProliferative activitySpecific cDNA probesGM-CSF mRNA transcriptsPresent findings
1987
Stimulation of macrophage H2O2 release by resident thymocytes: Effect of a soluble factor distinct from interferon-γ
Mellors J, Bartiss A, Coleman D. Stimulation of macrophage H2O2 release by resident thymocytes: Effect of a soluble factor distinct from interferon-γ. Cellular Immunology 1987, 110: 391-399. PMID: 3121188, DOI: 10.1016/0008-8749(87)90131-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsT cellsResident thymocytesAntigen-specific immune responsesSoluble factorsMacrophage microbicidal mechanismsRespiratory burst capacityLow molecular weight soluble factorMacrophage oxidative metabolismNonactivated T cellsMacrophage H2O2 releaseActivated T cellsMacrophage effector functionsEnzyme-linked immunosorbentReceptor-mediated phagocytosisImmune responseIFN-gammaEffector functionsToxoplasma gondiiControl macrophagesRespiratory burstMicrobicidal mechanismsPeritoneal macrophagesInterferon activityMacrophagesBurst capacity
1986
Keratinocyte-derived T-cell growth factor: a T-cell growth factor functionally distinct from interleukin 2.
Kupper T, Coleman D, McGuire J, Goldminz D, Horowitz M. Keratinocyte-derived T-cell growth factor: a T-cell growth factor functionally distinct from interleukin 2. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 1986, 83: 4451-4455. PMID: 3520573, PMCID: PMC323751, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.83.12.4451.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsT cell growth factorIL-2-dependent cell lineT cellsT lymphocytesGrowth factorInterleukin-2Trophic factorsIL-2-dependent cell line HT-2Cell linesCertain dermatologic disordersConventional IL-2IL-2-dependent T cell lineActivated T lymphocytesIL-2 preparationsMicroenvironment of skinT cell linesGel-filtration HPLC analysisDermatologic disordersIL-2CTLL-2 cellsPreferential proliferationLymphocytesEpithelial cellsEpidermal epithelial cellsDifferential effects