2023
Transendothelial Migration of Human B Cells: Chemokine versus Antigen.
Wang V, Pober J, Manes T. Transendothelial Migration of Human B Cells: Chemokine versus Antigen. The Journal Of Immunology 2023, 211: 923-931. PMID: 37530585, PMCID: PMC10529164, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.2200887.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsB cellsLeukocyte cell adhesion moleculeTransendothelial migrationEndothelial cellsCell adhesion moleculeAdhesion moleculesPeripheral blood CD19B cell subsetsMemory B cellsInnate immune propertiesSites of inflammationMicrovascular endothelial cellsHuman microvascular endothelial cellsHuman B cellsBlood CD19Peripheral bloodCell subsetsVenular flowT cellsICAM-1VCAM-1Immune propertiesSyk activationChemokinesExpression of genes
2022
Nucleic Acid Delivery to the Vascular Endothelium
Reschke M, Piotrowski-Daspit AS, Pober JS, Saltzman WM. Nucleic Acid Delivery to the Vascular Endothelium. Molecular Pharmaceutics 2022, 19: 4466-4486. PMID: 36251765, PMCID: PMC10673694, DOI: 10.1021/acs.molpharmaceut.2c00653.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBiological TransportBlood-Brain BarrierEndothelium, VascularGenetic TherapyNucleic Acids
2021
Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Coronary Vascular Thrombosis Correlation with Neutrophil but Not Endothelial Activation
Johnson JE, McGuone D, Xu ML, Jane-Wit D, Mitchell RN, Libby P, Pober JS. Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Coronary Vascular Thrombosis Correlation with Neutrophil but Not Endothelial Activation. American Journal Of Pathology 2021, 192: 112-120. PMID: 34599881, PMCID: PMC8479934, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajpath.2021.09.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVascular cell adhesion molecule-1Intracellular adhesion molecule-1Adhesion molecule-1Von Willebrand factorEndothelial activationMolecule-1Severe coronavirus disease 2019Neutrophil extracellular trap formationCell adhesion molecule-1COVID-19 cohortCOVID-19 patientsNeutrophil-platelet aggregatesCoronavirus disease 2019Extracellular trap formationCOVID-19Transcription factor p65Extensive thrombosisLymphocytic infiltrationMyocardial injuryThrombotic diathesisInflammatory activationNeutrophil activationCardiovascular diseaseDisease 2019Autopsy tissueTumor necrosis factor‐induced ArhGEF10 selectively activates RhoB contributing to human microvascular endothelial cell tight junction disruption
Khan A, Ni W, Lopez‐Giraldez F, Kluger MS, Pober JS, Pierce RW. Tumor necrosis factor‐induced ArhGEF10 selectively activates RhoB contributing to human microvascular endothelial cell tight junction disruption. The FASEB Journal 2021, 35: e21627. PMID: 33948992, PMCID: PMC9026622, DOI: 10.1096/fj.202002783rr.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCapillary endothelial cellsHuman dermal microvascular endothelial cellsMicrovascular endothelial cellsEndothelial cellsTight junctionsCultured human microvascular endothelial cellsEC tight junctionsLoss of barrierCapillary leak syndromeCapillary barrier functionDermal microvascular endothelial cellsRhoB activationTight junction disruptionDisrupts tight junctionsHuman microvascular endothelial cellsExtent of TNFHuman capillary endothelial cellsLeak syndromeOverwhelming inflammationCapillary leakBarrier lossTJ disruptionJunction disruptionRhoB knockdownTNF
2020
Complement activated interferon-γ-primed human endothelium transpresents interleukin-15 to CD8+ T cells
Xie CB, Jiang B, Qin L, Tellides G, Kirkiles-Smith NC, Jane-wit D, Pober JS. Complement activated interferon-γ-primed human endothelium transpresents interleukin-15 to CD8+ T cells. Journal Of Clinical Investigation 2020, 130: 3437-3452. PMID: 32191642, PMCID: PMC7324183, DOI: 10.1172/jci135060.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIL-15/IL-15Rα complexesIL-1βHuman endothelial cellsMembrane attack complexEndothelial cellsAcute rejectionT cellsT cell-mediated acute rejectionCell-mediated acute rejectionComplement-mediated pathologiesIL-15Rα expressionGraft endothelial cellsHuman coronary artery graftsEffector memory CD4T cell infiltrationCoronary artery graftsIL-1 receptorActive IL-1βCultured human endothelial cellsNLRP3 inflammasome assemblyNoncanonical NF-κBArtery graftAlloreactive CD8Complement membrane attack complexMemory CD4
2019
Endothelial TGF-β signalling drives vascular inflammation and atherosclerosis
Chen PY, Qin L, Li G, Wang Z, Dahlman JE, Malagon-Lopez J, Gujja S, Cilfone N, Kauffman K, Sun L, Sun H, Zhang X, Aryal B, Canfran-Duque A, Liu R, Kusters P, Sehgal A, Jiao Y, Anderson D, Gulcher J, Fernandez-Hernando C, Lutgens E, Schwartz M, Pober J, Chittenden T, Tellides G, Simons M. Endothelial TGF-β signalling drives vascular inflammation and atherosclerosis. Nature Metabolism 2019, 1: 912-926. PMID: 31572976, PMCID: PMC6767930, DOI: 10.1038/s42255-019-0102-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTGF-β signalingVascular inflammationDisease progressionPlaque growthProgressive vascular diseaseVessel wall inflammationChronic inflammatory responseSpecific therapeutic interventionsAtherosclerotic plaque growthHyperlipidemic micePlaque inflammationWall inflammationProinflammatory effectsVascular diseaseInflammatory responseVascular permeabilityAtherosclerotic plaquesAbnormal shear stressTherapeutic interventionsInflammationEndothelial TGFΒ signalingVessel wallAtherosclerosisLipid retention
2015
Tumor Necrosis Factor Disrupts Claudin-5 Endothelial Tight Junction Barriers in Two Distinct NF-κB-Dependent Phases
Clark PR, Kim RK, Pober JS, Kluger MS. Tumor Necrosis Factor Disrupts Claudin-5 Endothelial Tight Junction Barriers in Two Distinct NF-κB-Dependent Phases. PLOS ONE 2015, 10: e0120075. PMID: 25816133, PMCID: PMC4376850, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0120075.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCell Membrane PermeabilityCells, CulturedClaudin-5DermisEndothelium, VascularHuman Umbilical Vein Endothelial CellsHumansMicroscopy, FluorescenceMyosin Light ChainsMyosin-Light-Chain KinaseNF-kappa BPhosphorylationRho-Associated KinasesRNA, Small InterferingSignal TransductionTight JunctionsTumor Necrosis Factor-alpha
2011
Transforming Growth Factor Beta Expression by Human Vascular Cells Inhibits Interferon Gamma Production and Arterial Media Injury by Alloreactive Memory T Cells
Lebastchi AH, Khan SF, Qin L, Li W, Zhou J, Hibino N, Yi T, Rao DA, Pober JS, Tellides G. Transforming Growth Factor Beta Expression by Human Vascular Cells Inhibits Interferon Gamma Production and Arterial Media Injury by Alloreactive Memory T Cells. American Journal Of Transplantation 2011, 11: 2332-2341. PMID: 21812925, PMCID: PMC3203343, DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-6143.2011.03676.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEffector T cellsMemory T cellsNaïve T cellsT cellsIL-17Vascular cellsEffector memory T cellsAlloreactive memory T cellsGrowth factor-beta expressionMedial smooth muscle cellsHuman effector memory T cellsHuman coronary artery graftsIL-17 productionCoronary artery graftsIFN-γ productionAllogeneic endothelial cellsInterferon-gamma productionDevelopment of arteriosclerosisExpression of TGFRole of TGFSmooth muscle cellsImmunodeficient mouse hostsHuman T cellsIntimal compartmentMedial infiltration
2009
TNF Receptors Differentially Signal and Are Differentially Expressed and Regulated in the Human Heart
Al-Lamki R, Brookes AP, Wang J, Reid MJ, Parameshwar J, Goddard MJ, Tellides G, Wan T, Min W, Pober JS, Bradley JR. TNF Receptors Differentially Signal and Are Differentially Expressed and Regulated in the Human Heart. American Journal Of Transplantation 2009, 9: 2679-2696. PMID: 19788501, PMCID: PMC3517885, DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-6143.2009.02831.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsApoptosisCell CycleCell DeathEndothelium, VascularEnzyme ActivationGraft RejectionHeart TransplantationHumansMAP Kinase Kinase Kinase 5MiceMice, KnockoutMyocardiumMyocytes, CardiacOrgan Culture TechniquesProtein-Tyrosine KinasesReceptors, Tumor Necrosis Factor, Type IReceptors, Tumor Necrosis Factor, Type IIRNA, MessengerTumor Necrosis Factor-alphaConceptsVascular endothelial cellsCardiac allograftsCell cycle entryApoptosis signal-regulating kinase 1Cycle entryExpression of TNFTNFR1 knockoutNecrosis factorTarget cell responseTNFTNF receptorCardiac fibroblastsCell responsesSignal-regulated kinases 1TNF responseASK1 activationMyocardiumEndothelial cellsEpithelial tyrosine kinaseTNFR2Human heartOrgan cultureTNFR1Etk activationAllografts
2006
Endothelial Cell Dysfunction, Injury and Death
Pober JS, Min W. Endothelial Cell Dysfunction, Injury and Death. Handbook Of Experimental Pharmacology 2006, 176/II: 135-156. PMID: 16999227, DOI: 10.1007/3-540-36028-x_5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTumor necrosis factorCytolytic T lymphocytesEC injuryEndothelial cellsReactive oxygen speciesEndothelial cell dysfunctionMacrophage-derived cytokinesVascular endothelial cellsEndothelial dysfunctionNecrosis factorCell dysfunctionT lymphocytesInjuryCommon mediatorInflammationDysfunctionDeathOxygen speciesCytokinesLymphocytesNeutrophilsDifferent agentsBiochemical pathways
2003
Combining altered levels of effector transcripts in circulating T cells with a marker of endothelial injury is specific for active graft-versus-host disease
Biedermann BC, Tsakiris DA, Gregor M, Pober JS, Gratwohl A. Combining altered levels of effector transcripts in circulating T cells with a marker of endothelial injury is specific for active graft-versus-host disease. Bone Marrow Transplantation 2003, 32: 1077-1084. PMID: 14625579, DOI: 10.1038/sj.bmt.1704258.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBiomarkersCase-Control StudiesEndothelium, VascularFas Ligand ProteinGraft vs Host DiseaseHematopoietic Stem Cell TransplantationInterferon-gammaLymphocyte ActivationMembrane GlycoproteinsMolecular Diagnostic TechniquesRNA, MessengerSensitivity and SpecificitySurvivorsT-Lymphocytes, CytotoxicTransplantation, HomologousVon Willebrand FactorConceptsCytotoxic T lymphocytesEndothelial injuryT cell activationT cellsT lymphocytesHost diseaseSCT recipientsAllogeneic stem cell transplantationAllospecific cytotoxic T lymphocytesIFN-γ transcript levelsActive chronic GVHDEndothelial injury resultsCD8 T lymphocytesCD8 T cellsCD4 T cellsLong-term survivorsStem cell transplantationImportant effector cellsVon Willebrand factor plasma levelsAge-matched controlsVascular endothelial cellsChronic GVHDActive graftEffector cellsCell transplantation
2001
Human Endothelial Cell Presentation of Antigen and the Homing of Memory/Effector T Cells to Skin
POBER J, KLUGER M, SCHECHNER J. Human Endothelial Cell Presentation of Antigen and the Homing of Memory/Effector T Cells to Skin. Annals Of The New York Academy Of Sciences 2001, 941: 12-25. PMID: 11594565, DOI: 10.1111/j.1749-6632.2001.tb03706.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDermal endothelial cellsEffector T cell populationsMicrovascular endothelial cellsMemory T cellsT cell populationsT cellsDermal microvascular endothelial cellsEndothelial cellsE-selectinMemory/effector T cellsAntigen-specific inflammatory responsesHuman dermal endothelial cellsAdhesion moleculesEndothelial cell presentationEffector T cellsT cell recruitmentCutaneous immune reactionsClass II MHC moleculesHours of challengeAntigen-independent mannerVCAM-1 expressionCell populationsHuman dermal microvascular endothelial cellsCultured human endothelial cellsLeukocyte adhesion moleculesTNF Signaling in Vascular Endothelial Cells
Madge L, Pober J. TNF Signaling in Vascular Endothelial Cells. Experimental And Molecular Pathology 2001, 70: 317-325. PMID: 11418010, DOI: 10.1006/exmp.2001.2368.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTumor necrosis factorEndothelial cellsProinflammatory cytokine tumor necrosis factorCytokines tumor necrosis factorCultured human endothelial cellsVascular endothelial cellsHuman endothelial cellsNecrosis factorVascular endotheliumIntracellular pathwaysMajor targetTNF signalingCell typesCellsHUMAN T CELLS INFILTRATE AND INJURE PIG CORONARY ARTERY GRAFTS WITH ACTIVATED BUT NOT QUIESCENT ENDOTHELIUM IN IMMUNODEFICIENT MOUSE HOSTS1
Tereb D, Kirkiles-Smith N, Kim R, Wang Y, Rudic R, Schechner J, Lorber M, Bothwell A, Pober J, Tellides G. HUMAN T CELLS INFILTRATE AND INJURE PIG CORONARY ARTERY GRAFTS WITH ACTIVATED BUT NOT QUIESCENT ENDOTHELIUM IN IMMUNODEFICIENT MOUSE HOSTS1. Transplantation 2001, 71: 1622-1630. PMID: 11435975, DOI: 10.1097/00007890-200106150-00023.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTumor necrosis factorHuman tumor necrosis factorArtery graftT cellsNecrosis factorPig coronary artery endothelial cellsHuman T-cell infiltrationVascular cell adhesion molecule-1Human peripheral blood mononuclearHuman peripheral blood mononuclear cellsPeripheral blood mononuclear cellsHuman leukocytesEndothelial cellsMajor histocompatibility complex antigensCell adhesion molecule-1Graft endothelial cellsT-cell infiltratesBeige mouse modelCoronary artery endothelial cellsT cell infiltrationCoronary artery graftsBlood mononuclear cellsPeripheral blood mononuclearCoronary artery segmentsAdhesion molecule-1Suppression of Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor-Mediated Endothelial Cell Protection by Survivin Targeting
Mesri M, Morales-Ruiz M, Ackermann E, Bennett C, Pober J, Sessa W, Altieri D. Suppression of Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor-Mediated Endothelial Cell Protection by Survivin Targeting. American Journal Of Pathology 2001, 158: 1757-1765. PMID: 11337373, PMCID: PMC1891951, DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9440(10)64131-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchApoptosisCell MovementCells, CulturedDNADNA, AntisenseDose-Response Relationship, DrugEndothelial Growth FactorsEndothelium, VascularGene Expression RegulationHumansInhibitor of Apoptosis ProteinsLymphokinesMicrotubule-Associated ProteinsNeoplasm ProteinsProteinsRNA, MessengerSurvivinVascular Endothelial Growth Factor AVascular Endothelial Growth FactorsHuman Vascular Endothelial Cells Stimulate a Lower Frequency of Alloreactive CD8+ Pre-CTL and Induce Less Clonal Expansion than Matching B Lymphoblastoid Cells: Development of a Novel Limiting Dilution Analysis Method Based on CFSE Labeling of Lymphocytes
Dengler T, Johnson D, Pober J. Human Vascular Endothelial Cells Stimulate a Lower Frequency of Alloreactive CD8+ Pre-CTL and Induce Less Clonal Expansion than Matching B Lymphoblastoid Cells: Development of a Novel Limiting Dilution Analysis Method Based on CFSE Labeling of Lymphocytes. The Journal Of Immunology 2001, 166: 3846-3854. PMID: 11238628, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.166.6.3846.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAntigens, CDB-Lymphocyte SubsetsCD8-Positive T-LymphocytesCell DivisionCell Line, TransformedCells, CulturedClone CellsCoculture TechniquesColony-Forming Units AssayCytotoxicity Tests, ImmunologicEndothelium, VascularFlow CytometryFluoresceinsFluorescent DyesHumansImmunologic MemoryInterphaseIsoantigensLymphocyte ActivationLymphocyte CountStem CellsSuccinimidesT-Lymphocyte SubsetsT-Lymphocytes, RegulatoryTumor Necrosis Factor Alpha Increases Human Cerebral Endothelial Cell Gb3 and Sensitivity to Shiga Toxin
Eisenhauer P, Chaturvedi P, Fine R, Ritchie A, Pober J, Cleary T, Newburg D. Tumor Necrosis Factor Alpha Increases Human Cerebral Endothelial Cell Gb3 and Sensitivity to Shiga Toxin. Infection And Immunity 2001, 69: 1889-1894. PMID: 11179369, PMCID: PMC98098, DOI: 10.1128/iai.69.3.1889-1894.2001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBlood-Brain BarrierDose-Response Relationship, DrugDrug SynergismEndothelium, VascularHumansShiga ToxinTrihexosylceramidesTumor Necrosis Factor-alphaConceptsHemolytic uremic syndromeShiga toxinMicrovascular brain endothelial cellsCentral nervous system pathologyTumor necrosis factor alphaEndothelial cellsShiga toxin toxicityNervous system pathologyBrain endothelial cellsNecrosis factor alphaTNF-alpha treatmentUmbilical vein endothelial cellsCNS involvementVein endothelial cellsUremic syndromeIntestinal infectionsShiga Toxin BindingFactor alphaEnterohemorrhagic Escherichia coliSystem pathologyFunctional receptorsNormal fatty acidsToxin bindingFatty acidsToxinInterleukin-11 Up-Regulates Survivin Expression in Endothelial Cells through a Signal Transducer and Activator of Transcription-3 Pathway
Mahboubi K, Li F, Plescia J, Kirkiles-Smith N, Mesri M, Du Y, Carroll J, Elias J, Altieri D, Pober J. Interleukin-11 Up-Regulates Survivin Expression in Endothelial Cells through a Signal Transducer and Activator of Transcription-3 Pathway. Laboratory Investigation 2001, 81: 327-334. PMID: 11310826, DOI: 10.1038/labinvest.3780241.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsDNA-Binding ProteinsEndothelium, VascularGene ExpressionHumansInhibitor of Apoptosis ProteinsInterleukin-11Microtubule-Associated ProteinsNeoplasm ProteinsPhosphorylationProteinsRNA, MessengerSerineSignal TransductionSTAT1 Transcription FactorSTAT3 Transcription FactorSurvivinTrans-ActivatorsTranscription, GeneticTransgenesUmbilical VeinsConceptsSignal transducerProtein kinase B/AktDominant-negative STAT3 mutantActivator of transcriptionSurvivin mRNA expressionTranscription 3 (STAT3) pathwayIL-11Survivin protein expressionSTAT3 mutantStimulation of serumProtein expression levelsSurvivin inductionSurvivin expressionAntiapoptotic proteinsInduces expressionMRNA expressionExpression levelsSurvivin proteinProtein expressionCritical mediatorMaximal inductionExpressionSurvivin mRNAProteinDose-dependent mannerEndothelial cell activation by tumor necrosis factor elicits human antiporcine cell-mediated rejection responses
Kirkiles-Smith NC, Tereb DA, Kim RW, McNiff JM, Schechner JS, Lorber MI, Pober JS, Tellides G. Endothelial cell activation by tumor necrosis factor elicits human antiporcine cell-mediated rejection responses. Transplantation Proceedings 2001, 33: 412-413. PMID: 11266888, DOI: 10.1016/s0041-1345(00)02072-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAnimalsCytokinesEndothelium, VascularGraft RejectionHistocompatibility Antigens Class IHistocompatibility Antigens Class IIHumansLymphocyte ActivationMiceMice, SCIDModels, AnimalSkin TransplantationSpecies SpecificitySwineT-LymphocytesTransplantation ChimeraTransplantation ToleranceTransplantation, HeterologousTumor Necrosis Factor-alphaIs host endothelium a silver lining for allografts?
Pober J. Is host endothelium a silver lining for allografts? The Lancet 2001, 357: 2-3. PMID: 11197355, DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(00)03558-3.Commentaries, Editorials and Letters