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Hedgehog-induced ZFYVE21 promotes chronic vascular inflammation by activating NLRP3 inflammasomes in T cells
Jiang B, Wang S, Song G, Jiang Q, Fan M, Fang C, Li X, Soh C, Manes T, Cheru N, Qin L, Ren P, Jortner B, Wang Q, Quaranta E, Yoo P, Geirsson A, Davis R, Tellides G, Pober J, Jane-Wit D. Hedgehog-induced ZFYVE21 promotes chronic vascular inflammation by activating NLRP3 inflammasomes in T cells. Science Signaling 2023, 16: eabo3406. PMID: 36943921, PMCID: PMC10061549, DOI: 10.1126/scisignal.abo3406.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIschemia-reperfusion injuryChronic vascular inflammationT cellsNLRP3 inflammasomeVascular inflammationChronic inflammationEndothelial cellsIFN-γ responsesControl T cellsNLRP3 inflammasome activityT memory cellsAllograft vasculopathyVascular sequelaeHuman endothelial cellsCoronary arteryEffector responsesCell-autonomous roleInflammasome activityMouse modelInflammationPatient samplesVigorous recruitmentInflammasomePrimary human cellsImmune signaling
2024
IL-1β Induces Human Endothelial Surface Expression of IL-15 by Relieving let-7c-3p Suppression of Protein Translation.
Mullan C, Summer L, Lopez-Giraldez F, Tobiasova Z, Manes T, Yasothan S, Song G, Jane-Wit D, Saltzman W, Pober J. IL-1β Induces Human Endothelial Surface Expression of IL-15 by Relieving let-7c-3p Suppression of Protein Translation. The Journal Of Immunology 2024, 213: 1338-1348. PMID: 39302113, PMCID: PMC11493510, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.2400331.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchIL-15Surface expressionIL-1BIL-15 transcriptsEndothelial cellsCD8 T cell activationExpression of IL-15EC surface expressionIL-15 transpresentationComplement activationGraft endothelial cellsActivity of CTLT cell activationIL-15 mRNAEndothelial surface expressionAbsence of complement activationCultured human endothelial cellsIL-1-mediated activationIL-15RAProtein translationAllograft rejectionRNA polymerase II-mediated transcriptionHuman endothelial cellsSuppression of protein translation