Porcine Endothelial Cells, Unlike Human Endothelial Cells, Can Be Killed by Human CTL Via Fas Ligand and Cannot Be Protected by Bcl-2
Zheng L, Ben LH, Pober JS, Bothwell AL. Porcine Endothelial Cells, Unlike Human Endothelial Cells, Can Be Killed by Human CTL Via Fas Ligand and Cannot Be Protected by Bcl-2. The Journal Of Immunology 2002, 169: 6850-6855. PMID: 12471117, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.169.12.6850.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAntigens, HeterophileApoptosisCD8-Positive T-LymphocytesCell LineCell Line, TransformedCoculture TechniquesCytotoxicity Tests, ImmunologicCytotoxicity, ImmunologicEndothelium, VascularEpitopes, T-LymphocyteFas Ligand ProteinFas ReceptorGenetic VectorsGranzymesHistocompatibility Antigens Class IHumansImmunity, InnateIsoantigensLigandsMembrane GlycoproteinsPerforinPore Forming Cytotoxic ProteinsProto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2Serine EndopeptidasesSwineT-Lymphocytes, CytotoxicConceptsHuman endothelial cellsPorcine endothelial cellsEndothelial cellsBcl-2MHC class I restrictionClass I restrictionPorcine aortic endothelial cellsTarget cell recognitionAnti-Fas ligand AbAortic endothelial cellsHost CTLAcute rejectionCTL responsesDrug-induced apoptosisHuman CTLPorcine targetsTarget cell typeHuman xenotransplantationFas expressionFas ligandPorcine cellsCTLMajor effectorCell recognitionMajor target