2000
Peripheral blood fibrocytes: Mesenchymal precursor cells and the pathogenesis of fibrosis
Chesney J, Bucala R. Peripheral blood fibrocytes: Mesenchymal precursor cells and the pathogenesis of fibrosis. Current Rheumatology Reports 2000, 2: 501-505. PMID: 11123104, DOI: 10.1007/s11926-000-0027-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPeripheral blood fibrocytesBlood fibrocytesTissue injuryDistinct cell surface phenotypePersistent T-cell activationNaïve T cellsPathogenesis of fibrosisCell surface phenotypeT cell activationCognate immunityAutoimmune disordersConnective tissue cellsImmunohistochemical studyForeign antigensT cellsSurface phenotypeMesenchymal precursor cellsScar formationFibrotic tissueFibrocytesGrowth factorPrecursor cellsNovel populationMatrix depositionInjuryMacaque blood‐derived antigen‐presenting cells elicit SIV‐specific immune responses
Zhu Y, Koo K, Bradshaw J, Sutton W, Kuller L, Bucala R, Anderson D, Mossman S, Villinger F, Haigwood N. Macaque blood‐derived antigen‐presenting cells elicit SIV‐specific immune responses. Journal Of Medical Primatology 2000, 29: 182-192. PMID: 11085581, DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0684.2000.290312.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAntibody FormationAntigen-Presenting CellsAntigens, CDAntigens, CD34Antigens, ViralCells, CulturedDendritic CellsGenes, ReporterGreen Fluorescent ProteinsHumansImmunity, CellularImmunoglobulinsLuminescent ProteinsMacaca fascicularisMembrane GlycoproteinsMonocytesSAIDS VaccinesSimian Acquired Immunodeficiency SyndromeSimian immunodeficiency virusTransfectionTransplantation, AutologousConceptsMonocyte-derived dendritic cellsDendritic cellsAntigen-presenting cellsInterleukin-4Autologous monocyte-derived dendritic cellsSIV-specific immune responsesAutologous dendritic cellsDC marker CD83Macaque dendritic cellsGranulocyte-macrophage colonyMurine fibrocytesSIV vaccinesSIV antigensHumoral responseAntigen presentationImmune responseCharacteristic cellular morphologyDNA expression vectorsFibrocytesMacaca fascicularisSIVProtein expression plasmidsMacaquesExpression plasmidCells
1999
Interaction of Borrelia burgdorferi with Peripheral Blood Fibrocytes, Antigen-Presenting Cells with the Potential for Connective Tissue Targeting
Grab D, Lanners H, Martin L, Chesney J, Cai C, Adkisson H, Bucala R. Interaction of Borrelia burgdorferi with Peripheral Blood Fibrocytes, Antigen-Presenting Cells with the Potential for Connective Tissue Targeting. Molecular Medicine 1999, 5: 46-54. PMID: 10072447, PMCID: PMC2230375, DOI: 10.1007/bf03402138.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPeripheral blood fibrocytesBlood fibrocytesDifferent cell typesB. burgdorferiB. burgdorferi bindsInteraction of BorreliaMolecular mechanismsOspB proteinsAntigen presenting cellsCell typesFibroblast-like cellsCellular interactionsCell membraneJoint connective tissuesCollagen type ILyme arthritisPresent antigensInflammatory processT cellsFunctional capacityCellular collagenImmune systemFlow cytometryFibrocytesConnective tissue
1994
Circulating Fibrocytes Define a New Leukocyte Subpopulation That Mediates Tissue Repair
Bucala R, Spiegel L, Chesney J, Hogan M, Cerami A. Circulating Fibrocytes Define a New Leukocyte Subpopulation That Mediates Tissue Repair. Molecular Medicine 1994, 1: 71-81. PMID: 8790603, PMCID: PMC2229929, DOI: 10.1007/bf03403533.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBase SequenceBone MarrowBone Marrow CellsCD4 AntigensCell AdhesionCells, CulturedCentrifugationChimeraCollagenConnective TissueCytoskeletonDNA-Binding ProteinsDose-Response Relationship, RadiationFemaleFibroblastsFlow CytometryFluorescent Antibody TechniqueHumansImmunohistochemistryLeukocytesMaleMiceMice, Inbred BALB CMicroscopy, ElectronMolecular Sequence DataNuclear ProteinsPhenotypeSex-Determining Region Y ProteinTime FactorsTranscription FactorsTransplantation, HeterologousVimentinWound HealingConceptsTissue injuryLeukocyte subpopulationsScar formationLong-term remodelingFibroblast-like propertiesNormal wound repairConnective tissue scarConnective tissue elementsCell typesFibrotic responseTissue scarWound chambersPathological fibrotic responsesHost responseInjuryConnective tissueFibrocytesWound repairFibroblast propertiesTissue repairTissue elementsDistinctive phenotypeSubpopulationsTissueNovel cell types