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
1986
Two monokines, interleukin 1 and tumor necrosis factor, render cultured vascular endothelial cells susceptible to lysis by antibodies circulating during Kawasaki syndrome.
Leung DY, Geha RS, Newburger JW, Burns JC, Fiers W, Lapierre LA, Pober JS. Two monokines, interleukin 1 and tumor necrosis factor, render cultured vascular endothelial cells susceptible to lysis by antibodies circulating during Kawasaki syndrome. Journal Of Experimental Medicine 1986, 164: 1958-1972. PMID: 3491174, PMCID: PMC2188474, DOI: 10.1084/jem.164.6.1958.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute Kawasaki syndromeTumor necrosis factorKawasaki syndromeHuman endothelial cellsIL-1Cytotoxic antibodiesImmune activationEndothelial cellsNecrosis factorTarget antigenComplement-dependent cytotoxic activityAcute febrile illnessEndothelial cell antigensVascular smooth muscle cellsAge-matched controlsMonocytes/macrophagesSmooth muscle cellsCultured vascular endothelial cellsVascular endothelial cellsComplement-mediated killingDiffuse vasculitisConvalescent phaseFebrile illnessAcute phaseVascular injuryImmunoglobulin M antibodies present in the acute phase of Kawasaki syndrome lyse cultured vascular endothelial cells stimulated by gamma interferon.
Leung DY, Collins T, Lapierre LA, Geha RS, Pober JS. Immunoglobulin M antibodies present in the acute phase of Kawasaki syndrome lyse cultured vascular endothelial cells stimulated by gamma interferon. Journal Of Clinical Investigation 1986, 77: 1428-1435. PMID: 3084559, PMCID: PMC424542, DOI: 10.1172/jci112454.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute Kawasaki syndromeKawasaki syndromeImmunoglobulin M antibodiesGamma-IFNVein endothelial cellsM antibodiesEndothelial cellsT cellsKS seraGamma interferonClass II major histocompatibility complex antigen expressionMajor histocompatibility complex antigen expressionComplement-dependent cytotoxic activityAnti-endothelial cell antibodiesHUVE cellsHuman dermal fibroblastsHuman saphenous vein smooth muscle cellsSaphenous vein smooth muscle cellsMarked immune activationSecrete gamma interferonSecretion of lymphokinesEndothelial cell antigensAge-matched controlsVein smooth muscle cellsActivated T cells