2015
Tissue-Engineered Microvasculature to Reperfuse Isolated Renal Glomeruli
Chang WG, Fornoni A, Tietjen G, Mendez JJ, Niklason LE, Saltzman WM, Pober JS. Tissue-Engineered Microvasculature to Reperfuse Isolated Renal Glomeruli. Tissue Engineering Part A 2015, 21: 2673-2679. PMID: 26414101, PMCID: PMC4652181, DOI: 10.1089/ten.tea.2015.0060.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEndothelial cellsImmunodeficient miceRenal glomeruliEnd-stage renal diseaseRat glomeruliPodocyte foot process effacementFoot process effacementHuman umbilical vein endothelial cells
2013
Sustained delivery of proangiogenic microRNA‐132 by nanoparticle transfection improves endothelial cell transplantation
Devalliere J, Chang WG, Andrejecsk JW, Abrahimi P, Cheng CJ, Jane‐wit D, Saltzman WM, Pober JS. Sustained delivery of proangiogenic microRNA‐132 by nanoparticle transfection improves endothelial cell transplantation. The FASEB Journal 2013, 28: 908-922. PMID: 24221087, PMCID: PMC3898640, DOI: 10.1096/fj.13-238527.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuman umbilical vein ECsEndothelial cellsMiR-132MicroRNA-132Cultured human umbilical vein endothelial cellsNumber of microvesselsGrowth factor-induced proliferationHuman umbilical vein endothelial cellsUmbilical vein endothelial cellsEndothelial cell transplantationCultured endothelial cellsEndogenous growth factorsEC transplantationVein endothelial cellsCell transplantationImmunodeficient miceTissue perfusionTransplantationMiR deliveryGrowth factorIntegrin αvβ3Endocytosed nanoparticlesSquare millimeterBiological effectsControl transfectionParacrine exchanges of molecular signals between alginate-encapsulated pericytes and freely suspended endothelial cells within a 3D protein gel
Andrejecsk JW, Cui J, Chang WG, Devalliere J, Pober JS, Saltzman WM. Paracrine exchanges of molecular signals between alginate-encapsulated pericytes and freely suspended endothelial cells within a 3D protein gel. Biomaterials 2013, 34: 8899-8908. PMID: 23973174, PMCID: PMC3839675, DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2013.08.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuman umbilical vein endothelial cellsParacrine signalsFunctioning of tissuesProper survivalEndothelial cellsUmbilical vein endothelial cellsMolecular signalsRegulated deliveryVein endothelial cellsVessel-like structuresLiving cellsProtein gelsHepatocyte growth factorTherapeutic proteinsParacrine exchangesGrowth factorMicrovascular pericytesProteinAngiogenic proteinsCellsVascular tissue engineeringHUVEC behaviorTissue constructsPericytesLocal environment
2004
CULTURED HUMAN UMBILICAL VEIN ENDOTHELIAL CELLS IMPLANTED IN IMMUNODEFICIENT MICE CAN ACQUIRE ARTERIOLAR, CAPILLARY, AND VENULAR FEATURES
Enis D, Wang Y, Kashgarian M, Schechner J, Pober J. CULTURED HUMAN UMBILICAL VEIN ENDOTHELIAL CELLS IMPLANTED IN IMMUNODEFICIENT MICE CAN ACQUIRE ARTERIOLAR, CAPILLARY, AND VENULAR FEATURES. Cardiovascular Pathology 2004, 13: 19-20. DOI: 10.1016/j.carpath.2004.03.052.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCultured human umbilical vein endothelial cellsHuman umbilical vein endothelial cellsUmbilical vein endothelial cellsVein endothelial cellsEndothelial cellsArteriolar
2000
Caveolin-1 Associates with TRAF2 to Form a Complex That Is Recruited to Tumor Necrosis Factor Receptors*
Feng X, Gaeta M, Madge L, Yang J, Bradley J, Pober J. Caveolin-1 Associates with TRAF2 to Form a Complex That Is Recruited to Tumor Necrosis Factor Receptors*. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2000, 276: 8341-8349. PMID: 11112773, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m007116200.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCaveolin-1Confocal fluorescence microscopyIntracellular regionNecrosis factor receptor-associated factor 2TNF receptor 2Receptor-associated factor 2TNF receptor 1Promoter-reporter geneCaveolin-1 associatesFluorescence microscopyProtein caveolin-1Caveolin-1 proteinHuman embryonic kidney 293 cellsIntracellular adapter proteinEmbryonic kidney 293 cellsAbsence of ligandRegions of enrichmentKidney 293 cellsEndogenous TRAF2HEK-293 cellsAdapter proteinCultured human umbilical vein endothelial cellsHuman umbilical vein endothelial cellsPlasma membraneUmbilical vein endothelial cellsCytoprotection of Human Umbilical Vein Endothelial Cells Against Apoptosis and CTL-Mediated Lysis Provided by Caspase-Resistant Bcl-2 Without Alterations in Growth or Activation Responses
Zheng L, Dengler T, Kluger M, Madge L, Schechner J, Maher S, Pober J, Bothwell A. Cytoprotection of Human Umbilical Vein Endothelial Cells Against Apoptosis and CTL-Mediated Lysis Provided by Caspase-Resistant Bcl-2 Without Alterations in Growth or Activation Responses. The Journal Of Immunology 2000, 164: 4665-4671. PMID: 10779771, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.164.9.4665.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsApoptosisCaspasesCell DivisionCell Line, TransformedCells, CulturedCulture Media, ConditionedCytotoxicity, ImmunologicEndothelial Growth FactorsEndothelium, VascularGenetic VectorsGreen Fluorescent ProteinsHumansLuminescent ProteinsProto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2RetroviridaeT-Lymphocytes, CytotoxicTransduction, GeneticTransfectionUmbilical VeinsConceptsGraft endothelial cellsAllograft rejectionBcl-2Endothelial cellsAcute allograft rejectionClass I MHC moleculesNF-kappaB activationHuman umbilical vein endothelial cellsI MHC moleculesUmbilical vein endothelial cellsHost CTLVein endothelial cellsEndothelial injuryAnti-apoptotic gene Bcl-2MHC moleculesGene Bcl-2Induction of apoptosisBcl-2-transduced cellsClass IActivation responseApoptotic effectsCTLHUVECTNFGrowth factor withdrawal
1998
Activation and injury of endothelial cells by cytokines.
Pober JS. Activation and injury of endothelial cells by cytokines. Current Research In Translational Medicine 1998, 46: 159-63. PMID: 9769910.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsJun N-terminal kinaseC-Jun/ATFNF-kappa BTRAF-2Activation of JNKNew gene expressionApoptosis of ECsProtein Rac-1Endothelial cellsAnti-apoptotic protein Bcl-2Transcription factor NF-kappa BN-terminal kinaseProtein synthesis inhibitor cycloheximideApoptotic proteins Bcl-2C-Jun synthesisFactor NF-kappa BPrimary cellular targetProtein Bcl-2CDC-42CrmA proteinKinase cascadeNF-kappa B activationHuman umbilical vein endothelial cellsAmino terminusUmbilical vein endothelial cells
1996
Ceramide Is Not a Signal for Tumor Necrosis Factor–Induced Gene Expression but Does Cause Programmed Cell Death in Human Vascular Endothelial Cells
Slowik M, De Luca L, Min W, Pober J. Ceramide Is Not a Signal for Tumor Necrosis Factor–Induced Gene Expression but Does Cause Programmed Cell Death in Human Vascular Endothelial Cells. Circulation Research 1996, 79: 736-747. PMID: 8831497, DOI: 10.1161/01.res.79.4.736.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsConcentrations of TNFNF-kappa BEndothelial cellsJun N-terminal kinaseNecrosis factorEndothelial leukocyte adhesion molecule-1Leukocyte adhesion molecule-1Treatment of ECCell deathCultured human umbilical vein endothelial cellsEndothelial leukocyte adhesion moleculeTumor necrosis factorAdhesion molecule-1Leukocyte adhesion moleculesHuman vascular endothelial cellsHuman umbilical vein endothelial cellsStimulation of ECUmbilical vein endothelial cellsVascular endothelial cellsP50/p65 heterodimeric formVein endothelial cellsPotential intracellular mediatorsActivation and homologous desensitization of human endothelial cells by CD40 ligand, tumor necrosis factor, and interleukin 1.
Karmann K, Min W, Fanslow WC, Pober JS. Activation and homologous desensitization of human endothelial cells by CD40 ligand, tumor necrosis factor, and interleukin 1. Journal Of Experimental Medicine 1996, 184: 173-182. PMID: 8691131, PMCID: PMC2192678, DOI: 10.1084/jem.184.1.173.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBase SequenceCalcium-Calmodulin-Dependent Protein KinasesCD40 LigandCell Adhesion MoleculesEndothelium, VascularE-SelectinGene ExpressionHumansIntercellular Adhesion Molecule-1Interleukin-1JNK Mitogen-Activated Protein KinasesMembrane GlycoproteinsMitogen-Activated Protein KinasesMolecular Sequence DataOligodeoxyribonucleotidesRNA, MessengerTranscription, GeneticTumor Necrosis Factor-alphaVascular Cell Adhesion Molecule-1ConceptsVascular cell adhesion molecule-1Intercellular adhesion molecule-1Tumor necrosis factorHuman umbilical vein endothelial cellsAdhesion molecule-1CD40 ligandHomologous desensitizationIL-1E-selectinJun NH2-terminal kinaseNecrosis factorInterleukin-1Molecule-1ATF-2/c-JunEndothelial cellsCell adhesion molecule-1
1995
Hydrogen peroxide-induced endothelial retraction is accompanied by a loss of the normal spatial organization of endothelial cell adhesion molecules.
Bradley JR, Thiru S, Pober JS. Hydrogen peroxide-induced endothelial retraction is accompanied by a loss of the normal spatial organization of endothelial cell adhesion molecules. American Journal Of Pathology 1995, 147: 627-41. PMID: 7677177, PMCID: PMC1870992.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMembrane protein distributionFocal adhesion plaquesAdjacent cellsNormal spatial organizationNew protein synthesisEndothelial cellsSurface protein expressionBeta 3 integrinActin organizationDendrite-like processesCell peripheryEndothelial retractionCell adhesion moleculeHuman umbilical vein endothelial cellsAdhesion plaquesUmbilical vein endothelial cellsCellular metabolismActin filamentsProtein distributionProtein synthesisVein endothelial cellsNormal endothelial cell functionEndothelial cell functionApical capCell retractionCD40 on human endothelial cells: inducibility by cytokines and functional regulation of adhesion molecule expression.
Karmann K, Hughes CC, Schechner J, Fanslow WC, Pober JS. CD40 on human endothelial cells: inducibility by cytokines and functional regulation of adhesion molecule expression. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 1995, 92: 4342-4346. PMID: 7538666, PMCID: PMC41940, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.92.10.4342.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAntibodies, MonoclonalAntigens, CDAntigens, Differentiation, B-LymphocyteCD40 AntigensCell Adhesion MoleculesCells, CulturedCytokinesEndothelium, VascularGene ExpressionGranulocyte-Macrophage Colony-Stimulating FactorHumansInterferon-betaInterferon-gammaInterleukinsKineticsMiceRecombinant ProteinsSkinTumor Necrosis Factor-alphaUmbilical VeinsConceptsTumor necrosis factorAdhesion molecule-1Endothelial cellsHuman endothelial cellsNecrosis factorInterleukin-1Molecule-1T cell-mediated inflammatory reactionVascular cell adhesion molecule-1Intercellular adhesion molecule-1Cell adhesion molecule-1Cultured human umbilical vein endothelial cellsAdhesion molecule expressionLeukocyte adhesion moleculesMicrovascular endothelial cellsHuman microvascular endothelial cellsHuman umbilical vein endothelial cellsUmbilical vein endothelial cellsFlow cytometric quantitationVein endothelial cellsCD40 antigenEndothelial CD40Interferon betaMolecule expressionInflammatory reactionIL-8 and angiogenesis: evidence that human endothelial cells lack receptors and do not respond to IL-8 in vitro
Petzelbauer P, Watson C, Watson C, Pfau S, Pober J. IL-8 and angiogenesis: evidence that human endothelial cells lack receptors and do not respond to IL-8 in vitro. Cytokine 1995, 7: 267-272. PMID: 7543779, DOI: 10.1006/cyto.1995.0031.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuman umbilical vein endothelial cellsIL-8Cultured human umbilical vein endothelial cellsDermal microvascular endothelial cellsEndothelial cellsHuman endothelial cellsRecombinant human IL-8IL-8 treatmentMicrovascular human endothelial cellsReceptor mRNA expressionEndothelial cell growth factorHuman IL-8Human dermal microvascular endothelial cellsMicrovascular endothelial cellsCytoplasmic calcium concentrationUmbilical vein endothelial cellsCell growth factorVein endothelial cellsAngiogenic factorsMRNA expressionDirect actionGrowth factorCalcium concentrationIndirect actionProliferative rateDisparate localization of 55-kd and 75-kd tumor necrosis factor receptors in human endothelial cells.
Bradley JR, Thiru S, Pober JS. Disparate localization of 55-kd and 75-kd tumor necrosis factor receptors in human endothelial cells. American Journal Of Pathology 1995, 146: 27-32. PMID: 7856733, PMCID: PMC1870772.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTumor necrosis factor receptorNecrosis factor receptorCell surfaceFactor receptorConfocal immunofluorescence microscopyDisparate localizationUndergoes endocytosisCultured human umbilical vein endothelial cellsHuman umbilical vein endothelial cellsEndothelial cellsUmbilical vein endothelial cellsReceptor clusteringGolgi apparatusHuman endothelial cellsCoated vesiclesVein endothelial cellsImmunofluorescence microscopyCellular distributionTNF receptorEndothelial cell activationCell activationReceptorsCytoplasmic vacuolesCellsEndocytosis
1994
Prolonged peak elevations in cytoplasmic free calcium ions, derived from intracellular stores, correlate with the extent of thrombin‐stimulated exocytosis in single human umbilical vein endothelial cells
Birch K, Ewenstein B, Golan D, Pober J. Prolonged peak elevations in cytoplasmic free calcium ions, derived from intracellular stores, correlate with the extent of thrombin‐stimulated exocytosis in single human umbilical vein endothelial cells. Journal Of Cellular Physiology 1994, 160: 545-554. PMID: 7521337, DOI: 10.1002/jcp.1041600318.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEndothelial cellsAgonist concentrationsSingle human umbilical vein endothelial cellCytoplasmic free calcium ionsNumber of cellsPeak elevationHigh agonist concentrationsCytoplasmic free calciumHuman umbilical vein endothelial cellsUmbilical vein endothelial cellsVWF secretionIndividual endothelial cellsAmount of secretionVein endothelial cellsHuman endothelial cellsAgonist treatmentVon Willebrand factor secretionAgonist doseExtracellular Ca2Maximal secretionP-selectinThrombin receptorHigh dosesIntracellular storesFactor secretionPorcine 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
1993
Elevated cyclic AMP inhibits endothelial cell synthesis and expression of TNF-induced endothelial leukocyte adhesion molecule-1, and vascular cell adhesion molecule-1, but not intercellular adhesion molecule-1.
Pober JS, Slowik MR, De Luca LG, Ritchie AJ. Elevated cyclic AMP inhibits endothelial cell synthesis and expression of TNF-induced endothelial leukocyte adhesion molecule-1, and vascular cell adhesion molecule-1, but not intercellular adhesion molecule-1. The Journal Of Immunology 1993, 150: 5114-23. PMID: 7684420, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.150.11.5114.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEndothelial cellsAction of cAMPCultured human umbilical vein endothelial cellsHuman umbilical vein endothelial cellsSignal transducerUmbilical vein endothelial cellsRole of cAMPCell adhesion molecule-1Adhesion molecule-1Vein endothelial cellsCyclic monophosphatePhysiological regulatorElevated cyclic AMPVascular cell adhesion molecule-1Adhesion molecule expressionIntracellular mediatorsIsobutyl methylxanthineMolecule-1TNF inductionVCAM-1 mRNA
1992
Calcium/calmodulin transduces thrombin-stimulated secretion: studies in intact and minimally permeabilized human umbilical vein endothelial cells.
Birch KA, Pober JS, Zavoico GB, Means AR, Ewenstein BM. Calcium/calmodulin transduces thrombin-stimulated secretion: studies in intact and minimally permeabilized human umbilical vein endothelial cells. Journal Of Cell Biology 1992, 118: 1501-1510. PMID: 1522120, PMCID: PMC2289613, DOI: 10.1083/jcb.118.6.1501.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVon Willebrand factorEndothelial cellsProtein kinase CCell-permeant calcium chelatorExtracellular calcium chelator EGTAVWF secretionAgonist-induced elevationInhibitory peptidesSignal transduction pathwaysHuman umbilical vein endothelial cellsUmbilical vein endothelial cellsCultured endothelial cellsCalcium chelator EGTAPermeabilized human umbilical vein endothelial cellsVein endothelial cellsHuman endothelial cellsPhorbol esterRole of calmodulinSecond messenger pathwaysIntracellular calciumIntact human endothelial cellsTransduction pathwaysThrombin receptorCalcium ionophoreLarge intracellular proteinThrombin and histamine rapidly stimulate the phosphorylation of the myristoylated alanine‐rich C‐kinase substrate in human umbilical vein endothelial cells: Evidence for distinct patterns of protein kinase activation
Jacobson B, Pober J, Fenton J, Ewenstein B. Thrombin and histamine rapidly stimulate the phosphorylation of the myristoylated alanine‐rich C‐kinase substrate in human umbilical vein endothelial cells: Evidence for distinct patterns of protein kinase activation. Journal Of Cellular Physiology 1992, 152: 166-176. PMID: 1320036, DOI: 10.1002/jcp.1041520121.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCells, CulturedDose-Response Relationship, DrugElectrophoresis, Polyacrylamide GelEndothelium, VascularEnzyme ActivationHistamineHumansIntracellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsMembrane ProteinsMolecular WeightMyristoylated Alanine-Rich C Kinase SubstratePhosphorylationPrecipitin TestsProtein KinasesProteinsReceptors, Cell SurfaceThrombin
1991
Identification of a novel high molecular weight protein preferentially expressed by sinusoidal endothelial cells in normal human tissues.
Goerdt S, Walsh LJ, Murphy GF, Pober JS. Identification of a novel high molecular weight protein preferentially expressed by sinusoidal endothelial cells in normal human tissues. Journal Of Cell Biology 1991, 113: 1425-1437. PMID: 2045420, PMCID: PMC2289031, DOI: 10.1083/jcb.113.6.1425.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSinusoidal endothelial cellsEndothelial cellsPeripheral blood mononuclear cellsMS-1 antigenDendritic cell populationsEndothelial cell antigensBlood mononuclear cellsHigh endothelial venulesHuman umbilical vein endothelial cellsUmbilical vein endothelial cellsVein endothelial cellsLymph nodesKG-1 cellsNormal human tissuesMononuclear cellsLymphoid tissueAdrenal cortexEndothelial venulesCell line KG-1Cell line U937Cell antigensSplenic tissueSinusoidal endotheliumSplenic extractSpleen
1989
IL-1 and related cytokines enhance thrombin-stimulated PGI2 production in cultured endothelial cells without affecting thrombin-stimulated von Willebrand factor secretion or platelet-activating factor biosynthesis.
Zavoico GB, Ewenstein BM, Schafer AI, Pober JS. IL-1 and related cytokines enhance thrombin-stimulated PGI2 production in cultured endothelial cells without affecting thrombin-stimulated von Willebrand factor secretion or platelet-activating factor biosynthesis. The Journal Of Immunology 1989, 142: 3993-9. PMID: 2497185, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.142.11.3993.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsArachidonic AcidArachidonic AcidsCells, CulturedChromatography, Thin LayerCycloheximideDrug SynergismEndothelium, VascularEpoprostenolHistamineHumansInterleukin-1Platelet Activating FactorProstaglandin Endoperoxides, SyntheticProstaglandin H2Prostaglandins HThrombinVon Willebrand FactorConceptsHuman umbilical vein endothelial cellsPGI2 productionIL-1Von Willebrand factor secretionEndothelial cellsRelated cytokines