1988
LYTIC ANTI-ENDOTHELIAL CELL ANTIBODIES IN HAEMOLYTIC-URAEMIC SYNDROME
Leung D, Havens P, Moake J, Kim M, Pober J. LYTIC ANTI-ENDOTHELIAL CELL ANTIBODIES IN HAEMOLYTIC-URAEMIC SYNDROME. The Lancet 1988, 332: 183-186. PMID: 2899661, DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(88)92287-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAnti-endothelial cell antibodiesHaemolytic uraemic syndromeThrombotic thrombocytopenic purpuraCell antibodiesComplement-fixing IgGDisorder of immunoregulationAnti-endothelial antibodiesEndothelial cell antigensCultured human umbilical vein endothelial cellsGamma-interferon treatmentHuman umbilical vein endothelial cellsUmbilical vein endothelial cellsAdult patientsVein endothelial cellsThrombocytopenic purpuraIgM antibodiesVascular injuryInterferon treatmentUraemic syndromeGamma interferonCell antigensControl seraEndothelial cellsAntibodiesSerum
1986
Immunoglobulin 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