2000
Interferon-γ elicits arteriosclerosis in the absence of leukocytes
Tellides G, Tereb D, Kirkiles-Smith N, Kim R, Wilson J, Schechner J, Lorber M, Pober J. Interferon-γ elicits arteriosclerosis in the absence of leukocytes. Nature 2000, 403: 207-211. PMID: 10646607, DOI: 10.1038/35003221.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAnimalsArteriosclerosisCell DivisionCells, CulturedCoronary VesselsHistocompatibility AntigensHumansImage Processing, Computer-AssistedImmunohistochemistryInterferon-gammaLeukocytesMiceMice, SCIDMuscle, Smooth, VascularPlatelet-Derived Growth FactorReceptor, Platelet-Derived Growth Factor betaSwineTransplantation, HeterologousConceptsVascular smooth muscle cellsGraft arteriosclerosisIntimal expansionAbsence of leukocytesLesions of atherosclerosisSmooth muscle cellsAllogeneic transplantationArteriosclerotic changesAtheroma formationCytokine interferonExogenous IFNAntigen presentationT cellsImmunodeficient miceMononuclear leukocytesMouse modelArterial intimaIFNMuscle cellsArteriosclerosisLeukocytesHuman arteriesAtherosclerosisCellsTransplantation
1999
Human vascular endothelial cells favor clonal expansion of unusual alloreactive CTL.
Biedermann B, Pober J. Human vascular endothelial cells favor clonal expansion of unusual alloreactive CTL. The Journal Of Immunology 1999, 162: 7022-30. PMID: 10358144, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.162.12.7022.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTarget cell contactB lymphoblastoid cellsLittle IFN-gammaIFN-gammaEndothelial cellsCTL clonesClass I MHC-restricted CTLAbsence of ECExpression of CD40LAllogeneic endothelial cellsIFN-gamma secretionIL-4 secretionCell contactHuman vascular endothelial cellsVascular endothelial cellsCTL subsetsCD40L expressionCTL linesCD40 ligandT cellsAlloreactive CTLArterial intimaClonal expansionCTLCultured HUVECs