2004
Vascular cell adhesion molecule-1-targeted detection of endothelial activation in human microvasculature
Sadeghi MM, Schechner JS, Krassilnikova S, Gharaei AA, Zhang J, Kirkiles-Smith N, Sinusas AJ, Zaret BL, Bender JR. Vascular cell adhesion molecule-1-targeted detection of endothelial activation in human microvasculature. Transplantation Proceedings 2004, 36: 1585-1591. PMID: 15251390, DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2004.05.060.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChimeric human/mouse modelHuman/mouse modelHuman skin graftsEndothelial activationSkin graftsEndothelial cellsMouse modelIsotype-matched control antibodySCID/beige miceTumor necrosis factorEndothelial adhesion moleculesMurine VCAM-1Murine red blood cellsRed blood cellsHuman endothelial cellsControl antibodyInflammatory responseNecrosis factorBeige miceTc-99mVCAM-1Tissue vascularityMonoclonal antibodiesBlood cellsAdhesion molecules
2001
INHIBITION OF INTERFERON-γ–MEDIATED MICROVASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL CELL MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY COMPLEX CLASS II GENE ACTIVATION BY HMG-COA REDUCTASE INHIBITORS1
Sadeghi M, Tiglio A, Sadigh K, O’Donnell L, Collinge M, Pardi R, Bender J. INHIBITION OF INTERFERON-γ–MEDIATED MICROVASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL CELL MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY COMPLEX CLASS II GENE ACTIVATION BY HMG-COA REDUCTASE INHIBITORS1. Transplantation 2001, 71: 1262-1268. PMID: 11397960, DOI: 10.1097/00007890-200105150-00014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMicrovascular endothelial cellsClass II transactivatorInhibitory effectVascular diseaseSimvastatin pretreatmentIFN-gammaReductase inhibitorsClass II major histocompatibility complex moleculesCardiac transplant patientsGraft vascular diseaseLate graft failureHMG-CoA reductase inhibitorsHuman leukocyte antigenEffect of simvastatinMajor histocompatibility complex moleculesHLA-DR inductionSTAT-1 phosphorylationCoA reductase inhibitorsHistocompatibility complex moleculesHuman microvascular endothelial cellsInhibition of interferonTranscription-polymerase chain reaction analysisCardiac transplantationTransplant patientsGraft failure
1997
Cytoskeletal rearrangement mediates human microvascular endothelial tight junction modulation by cytokines
Blum M, Toninelli E, Anderson J, Balda M, Zhou J, O'Donnell L, Pardi R, Bender J. Cytoskeletal rearrangement mediates human microvascular endothelial tight junction modulation by cytokines. American Journal Of Physiology 1997, 273: h286-h294. PMID: 9249502, DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.1997.273.1.h286.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH Keywords1-Methyl-3-isobutylxanthineActinsBucladesineCells, CulturedCytokinesCytoskeletonElectrophysiologyEndothelium, VascularHumansInfant, NewbornInterferon-gammaMaleMembrane PotentialsMembrane ProteinsMicrocirculationPhosphoproteinsSkinTight JunctionsTumor Necrosis Factor-alphaUmbilical VeinsZonula Occludens-1 ProteinConceptsTransmonolayer electrical resistanceSpecialized intercellular structuresTight junctionsF-actin cytoskeletonLarge vessel ECActin cytoskeletonEndothelial cell typesMicrovascular endothelial cellsCytoskeletal rearrangementsStriking fragmentationF-actinProtein distributionCytochalasin DCell typesIntercellular structuresBarrier regulationCytoskeletal alterationsConfocal microscopyMVEC monolayersZO-1Macromolecular fluxCentral roleEC permeabilityEndothelial cellsPrimary cultures
1991
Signal requirements for the generation of CD4+ and CD8+ T-cell responses to human allogeneic microvascular endothelium.
Pardi R, Bender J. Signal requirements for the generation of CD4+ and CD8+ T-cell responses to human allogeneic microvascular endothelium. Circulation Research 1991, 69: 1269-1279. PMID: 1934357, DOI: 10.1161/01.res.69.5.1269.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsT cell precursorsEndothelial cellsInterleukin-2T cellsT lymphocytesMicrovascular endotheliumT cell-mediated immune responsesMajor T cell subsetsSpecific cytotoxic T lymphocytesMonocyte/macrophage seriesMHC class II determinantsCD3/T cell receptor complexIndividual cell subsetsGeneration of CD4Effector T cellsClass II determinantsT cell responsesT cell subsetsAdoptive transfer experimentsAllogeneic endothelial cellsClass I determinantsSelf-MHC moleculesCytotoxic T lymphocytesMonocytes/macrophagesT cell receptor complex
1987
Phenotypic and functional characterization of lymphocytes that bind human microvascular endothelial cells in vitro. Evidence for preferential binding of natural killer cells.
Bender J, Pardi R, Karasek M, Engleman E. Phenotypic and functional characterization of lymphocytes that bind human microvascular endothelial cells in vitro. Evidence for preferential binding of natural killer cells. Journal Of Clinical Investigation 1987, 79: 1679-1688. PMID: 3495552, PMCID: PMC424501, DOI: 10.1172/jci113007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNatural killer cellsMicrovascular endothelial cellsEndothelial cellsKiller cellsE-RFCRosette forming lymphocytesRecombinant interleukin-1Human microvascular endothelial cellsReceptor-ligand interactionsLymphocyte subsetsNK effectorsNK targetsGraft rejectionNK cellsLeu-11Lymphocyte fractionInterleukin-1Microvascular endotheliumSpecific receptor-ligand interactionsAllograftsLymphocytesEC monolayersCritical targetCellsQuantitative adherence