2021
Complement‐activated human endothelial cells stimulate increased polyfunctionality in alloreactive T cells
Xie CB, Zhou J, Mackay S, Pober JS. Complement‐activated human endothelial cells stimulate increased polyfunctionality in alloreactive T cells. American Journal Of Transplantation 2021, 21: 1902-1909. PMID: 33415805, PMCID: PMC8096653, DOI: 10.1111/ajt.16485.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCD4-Positive T-LymphocytesCD8-Positive T-LymphocytesComplement System ProteinsCytokinesEndothelial CellsHumansLymphocyte ActivationT-Lymphocytes
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