2023
IL-6 trans-signaling in a humanized mouse model of scleroderma
Odell I, Agrawal K, Sefik E, Odell A, Caves E, Kirkiles-Smith N, Horsley V, Hinchcliff M, Pober J, Kluger Y, Flavell R. IL-6 trans-signaling in a humanized mouse model of scleroderma. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2023, 120: e2306965120. PMID: 37669366, PMCID: PMC10500188, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2306965120.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBone marrow-derived immune cellsIL-6Human hematopoietic stem cellsImmune cellsT cellsScleroderma skinSoluble IL-6 receptorCD8 T cellsHumanized mouse modelPathogenesis of sclerodermaMesenchymal cellsFibroblast-derived IL-6IL-6 receptorIL-6 signalingT cell activationHuman IL-6Human T cellsExpression of collagenFibrosis improvementPansclerotic morpheaHuman endothelial cellsHumanized miceReduced markersSkin graftsHuman CD4
1996
Endothelial cells augment the expression of CD40 ligand on newly activated human CD4+ T cells through a CD2/LFA‐3 signaling pathway
Karmann K, Hughes C, Fanslow W, Pober J. Endothelial cells augment the expression of CD40 ligand on newly activated human CD4+ T cells through a CD2/LFA‐3 signaling pathway. European Journal Of Immunology 1996, 26: 610-617. PMID: 8605928, DOI: 10.1002/eji.1830260316.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAntigens, Differentiation, T-LymphocyteB-LymphocytesCD2 AntigensCD40 LigandCD4-Positive T-LymphocytesCD58 AntigensCell AdhesionCell CommunicationCells, CulturedEndothelium, VascularHumansInterleukin-2LigandsLymphocyte ActivationMembrane GlycoproteinsPhytohemagglutininsSignal TransductionUp-RegulationConceptsCD40 ligand expressionExogenous IL-2T cellsIL-2Ligand expressionCD2/LFACD40 ligandHuman peripheral blood CD4Peripheral blood adherent cellsHelper T cell subsetsPeripheral blood T cellsPeripheral blood CD4T cell subsetsCo-stimulatory moleculesBlood T cellsHelper T cellsIL-2 receptorCo-stimulatory signalsIL-2 secretionInterleukin-2 secretionBlood CD4Endothelial effectsCell subsetsHuman CD4B cells
1995
PEC‐A: An immortalized porcine aortic endothelial cell
Khodadoust M, Candal F, Maher S, Murray A, Pober J, Davis W, Ades E, Bothwell A. PEC‐A: An immortalized porcine aortic endothelial cell. Xenotransplantation 1995, 2: 79-87. DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-3089.1995.tb00070.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAortic endothelial cellsCultured porcine aortic endotheliumNormal aortic endothelial cellsSignificant T-cell proliferative responsesMHC class II antigensT cell proliferative responsesEndothelial cellsClass IPorcine aortic endotheliumClass II antigensClass II expressionImmortalized porcine aortic endothelial cellsExpression of CD44Porcine aortic endothelial cellsCell surface antigensVon Willebrand factorPorcine ECII antigensT cellsProliferative responseHuman CD4Aortic endotheliumSurface antigenEndothelial responseAcetylated LDL
1994
Porcine aortic endothelial cells activate human T cells: Direct presentation of MHC antigens and costimulation by ligands for human CD2 and CD28
Murray A, Khodedoust M, Pober J, Bothwell A. Porcine aortic endothelial cells activate human T cells: Direct presentation of MHC antigens and costimulation by ligands for human CD2 and CD28. Immunity 1994, 1: 57-63. PMID: 7889399, DOI: 10.1016/1074-7613(94)90009-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAntigen PresentationAntigens, HeterophileCD2 AntigensCD28 AntigensCD4-Positive T-LymphocytesCD8-Positive T-LymphocytesCells, CulturedEndothelium, VascularHistocompatibility Antigens Class IHistocompatibility Antigens Class IIHumansIn Vitro TechniquesLigandsLymphocyte ActivationSpecies SpecificitySwineT-LymphocytesConceptsPorcine aortic endothelial cellsHuman umbilical vein endothelial cellsHuman T cellsCTLA-4-IgT cellsAortic endothelial cellsEndothelial cellsCultured porcine aortic endothelial cellsMHC class II moleculesClass II moleculesMHC class IUmbilical vein endothelial cellsVein endothelial cellsAllogeneic responseMHC antigensHuman CD8CD28 pathwayCD8 moleculesHuman CD4Species-specific monoclonal antibodiesCD2 pathwayMonoclonal antibodiesClass IDirect presentationCD4