1995
Human vascular smooth muscle cells poorly co-stimulate and actively inhibit allogeneic CD4+ T cell proliferation in vitro.
Murray AG, Libby P, Pober JS. Human vascular smooth muscle cells poorly co-stimulate and actively inhibit allogeneic CD4+ T cell proliferation in vitro. The Journal Of Immunology 1995, 154: 151-61. PMID: 7995934, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.154.1.151.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVascular smooth muscle cellsT cell proliferationClass II moleculesHuman vascular smooth muscle cellsMHC class II moleculesT cellsIL-2 productionSmooth muscle cellsEndothelial cellsCell proliferationFunctional MHC class II moleculesII-positive endothelial cellsIL-2-producing cellsMuscle cellsPre-activated T cellsAllogeneic endothelial cellsNitric oxide synthesisInhibition of proliferationVSMC-conditioned mediumAllogeneic CD4CD25 expressionInhibits CD4Immunologic functionVSMC expressionSaphenous vein
1993
Costimulation of peripheral blood T cell activation by human endothelial cells. Enhanced IL-2 transcription correlates with increased c-fos synthesis and increased Fos content of AP-1.
Hughes CC, Pober JS. Costimulation of peripheral blood T cell activation by human endothelial cells. Enhanced IL-2 transcription correlates with increased c-fos synthesis and increased Fos content of AP-1. The Journal Of Immunology 1993, 150: 3148-60. PMID: 8468462, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.150.8.3148.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsC-fos mRNAIL-2 transcriptionNuclear factorT cellsTranscription factor AP-1PHA activationPeripheral blood T cell activationAP-1Blood T cell activationFactor AP-1C-fosC-JunIL-2 productionHuman umbilical vein ECT cell activationIL-2 mRNAC-Fos proteinEC costimulationEndothelial cells (EC) actAllograft rejectionHuman endothelial cellsIL-2 regulationCostimulatory signalsCell activationKey molecular mechanisms
1990
The Endothelial Cell as a Regulator of T‐Cell Function
Hughes. C, Savage C, Pober JS. The Endothelial Cell as a Regulator of T‐Cell Function. Immunological Reviews 1990, 117: 85-102. PMID: 2258192, DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-065x.1990.tb00568.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIL-2 productionT cell IL-2 productionT cellsClass II moleculesLFA-3Peripheral blood mononuclear cellsAntigen-presenting capacityMemory T cellsMHC class II moleculesBlood mononuclear cellsNon-immune cell typesT cell functionNon-polymorphic regionsT cell linesCostimulatory cellsMononuclear cellsIL-2Allospecific CTLICAM-1IFN-gammaVCAM-1Immunosuppressive drug CsAAbility of ECCostimulator activityVLA-4