Three distinct classes of regulatory cytokines control endothelial cell MHC antigen expression. Interactions with immune gamma interferon differentiate the effects of tumor necrosis factor and lymphotoxin from those of leukocyte alpha and fibroblast beta interferons.
Lapierre LA, Fiers W, Pober JS. Three distinct classes of regulatory cytokines control endothelial cell MHC antigen expression. Interactions with immune gamma interferon differentiate the effects of tumor necrosis factor and lymphotoxin from those of leukocyte alpha and fibroblast beta interferons. Journal Of Experimental Medicine 1988, 167: 794-804. PMID: 2450953, PMCID: PMC2188900, DOI: 10.1084/jem.167.3.794.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIFN-alphaIL-6Endothelial cellsClass IAction of lymphotoxinMHC antigen expressionIFN-alpha/betaClass II antigensClass I expressionClass II inductionTumor necrosis factorCultured human endothelial cellsClass I MHCRecombinant preparationsHuman endothelial cellsCytokine administrationMHC antigensII antigensPatient populationRegulatory cytokinesNecrosis factorAntigen expressionGamma interferonIFN-gammaI MHC