2002
Immunosuppresive Factors in Cancer
Bucala R, Metz C. Immunosuppresive Factors in Cancer. 2002, 119-154. DOI: 10.1002/3527600795.ch7.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2001
Fibrocytes induce an angiogenic phenotype in cultured endothelial cells and promote angiogenesis in vivo
Hartlapp I, Abe R, Saeed R, Peng T, Voelter W, Bucala R, Metz C. Fibrocytes induce an angiogenic phenotype in cultured endothelial cells and promote angiogenesis in vivo. The FASEB Journal 2001, 15: 2215-2224. PMID: 11641248, DOI: 10.1096/fj.01-0049com.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBlood vessel formationAngiogenic phenotypeVessel formationMesenchymal cell typesEndothelial cell invasionEndothelial cellsExtracellular matrix-degrading enzymesEndothelial cell migrationGrowth factorCellular microenvironmentMatrix-degrading enzymesCell invasionCell migrationCell typesCultured endothelial cellsTube formationHematopoietic growth factorsPromotion of angiogenesisPhenotypeAngiogenesis modelMicrovascular endothelial cellsCultured fibrocytesEnzymeAngiogenesisVivo
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 depositionInjury
1994
Differential expression of the small inducible cytokines GRO α and GROβ by synovial fibroblasts in chronic arthritis: Possible role in growth regulation
Hogan M, Sherry B, Ritchlin C, Fabre M, Winchester R, Cerami A, Bucala R. Differential expression of the small inducible cytokines GRO α and GROβ by synovial fibroblasts in chronic arthritis: Possible role in growth regulation. Cytokine 1994, 6: 61-69. PMID: 8003635, DOI: 10.1016/1043-4666(94)90009-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsActinsArthritis, RheumatoidBase SequenceCells, CulturedChemokine CXCL1Chemokines, CXCChemotactic FactorsConsensus SequenceCytokinesDNA PrimersFibroblastsGene ExpressionGrowth SubstancesHumansIntercellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsInterleukin-8Molecular Sequence DataPolymerase Chain ReactionRNA, MessengerSulfur RadioisotopesSynovial MembraneTranscription, GeneticConceptsSynovial fibroblastsGRO alphaChronic arthritisRheumatoid synoviaSynovial fibroblast cell lineGRO betaPro-inflammatory statePro-inflammatory activityRheumatoid arthritisChronic inflammationConnective tissue responseRheumatoid synoviumInflammatory cytokinesRate of proliferationSynovial pannusCytokine activationGRO gammaMetalloproteinase activityArthritisSynoviaGrowth factorConstitutive expressionGrowth dysregulationTissue responseCell lines