Phenotypic and functional characterization of lymphocytes that bind human microvascular endothelial cells in vitro. Evidence for preferential binding of natural killer cells.
Bender J, Pardi R, Karasek M, Engleman E. Phenotypic and functional characterization of lymphocytes that bind human microvascular endothelial cells in vitro. Evidence for preferential binding of natural killer cells. Journal Of Clinical Investigation 1987, 79: 1679-1688. PMID: 3495552, PMCID: PMC424501, DOI: 10.1172/jci113007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNatural killer cellsMicrovascular endothelial cellsEndothelial cellsKiller cellsE-RFCRosette forming lymphocytesRecombinant interleukin-1Human microvascular endothelial cellsReceptor-ligand interactionsLymphocyte subsetsNK effectorsNK targetsGraft rejectionNK cellsLeu-11Lymphocyte fractionInterleukin-1Microvascular endotheliumSpecific receptor-ligand interactionsAllograftsLymphocytesEC monolayersCritical targetCellsQuantitative adherence