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
2019
Three Dimensional Bioprinting of a Vascularized and Perfusable Skin Graft Using Human Keratinocytes, Fibroblasts, Pericytes, and Endothelial Cells
Baltazar T, Merola J, Catarino C, Xie C, Kirkiles-Smith N, Lee V, Hotta S, Dai G, Xu X, Ferreira FC, Saltzman WM, Pober JS, Karande P. Three Dimensional Bioprinting of a Vascularized and Perfusable Skin Graft Using Human Keratinocytes, Fibroblasts, Pericytes, and Endothelial Cells. Tissue Engineering Part A 2019, 26: 227-238. PMID: 31672103, PMCID: PMC7476394, DOI: 10.1089/ten.tea.2019.0201.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSkin graftsHuman endothelial colony-forming cellsEndothelial cellsHuman endothelial cellsHuman skin graftsEndothelial colony-forming cellsPlacental pericytesGraft survivalCutaneous ulcersAllogeneic cellsHuman foreskin keratinocytesMouse microvesselsImmunodeficient miceHuman pericytesGraftColony-forming cellsVascular structuresWound bedForeskin keratinocytesEpidermal maturationPericytesHuman placental pericytesHuman keratinocytesKeratinocytesType I
2015
MHC class II-disparate heart but not skin allografts accelerate recipient cardiovascular disease (TRAN1P.934)
Zhou J, yi T, Qin L, Ali R, Li Q, Jiao Y, Li G, Zhang J, Sadeghi M, Pober J, Tellides G. MHC class II-disparate heart but not skin allografts accelerate recipient cardiovascular disease (TRAN1P.934). The Journal Of Immunology 2015, 194: 140.16-140.16. DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.194.supp.140.16.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSkin allograftsCardiovascular diseaseAllograft rejectionCardiac allograftsHeart allograftsDonor miceSkin graftsMHC classAtherosclerotic lesionsApoE-/- mouse modelEarly activation marker CD69End-stage organ failureCD4 T cellsWeeks post transplantationActivation marker CD69Larger atherosclerotic lesionsHeart isograftsCardiac isograftsOrgan failurePost transplantationIL-12ACardiac functionElevated mRNA levelsEffective therapyOrgan transplantation
1997
Pig but not human interferon-γ initiates human cell-mediated rejection of pig tissue in vivo
Sultan P, Murray A, McNiff J, Lorber M, Askenase P, Bothwell A, Pober J. Pig but not human interferon-γ initiates human cell-mediated rejection of pig tissue in vivo. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 1997, 94: 8767-8772. PMID: 9238052, PMCID: PMC23121, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.94.16.8767.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuman peripheral blood mononuclear cellsPeripheral blood mononuclear cellsPig skin graftsCell-mediated rejectionBlood mononuclear cellsIFN-gammaMononuclear cellsSkin graftsDermal microvesselsMajor histocompatibility complex (MHC) molecule expressionT cell-mediated rejectionPerivascular mononuclear cell infiltratesClass II major histocompatibility complex moleculesMononuclear cell infiltrateMajor histocompatibility complex moleculesTumor necrosis factorEvidence of injuryHistocompatibility complex moleculesPig endothelial cellsCell infiltrateIntradermal injectionMolecule expressionSparse infiltrateIntraperitoneal inoculationMouse microvesselsBlockade of CD2-LFA-3 interactions protects human skin allografts in immunodeficient mouse/human chimeras
Sultan P, Schechner J, McNiff J, Hochman P, Hughes C, Lorber M, Askenase P, Pober J. Blockade of CD2-LFA-3 interactions protects human skin allografts in immunodeficient mouse/human chimeras. Nature Biotechnology 1997, 15: 759-762. PMID: 9255790, DOI: 10.1038/nbt0897-759.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSkin graftsLFA-3Human T-cell infiltrationIsotype-matched control antibodyT cell infiltrationSkin graft rejectionHuman skin graftsHuman skin allograftsCD2-LFA-3 interactionHuman LFA-3Microvascular injuryGraft rejectionLeukocyte infiltrationSkin allograftsImmune modulatorsControl antibodyInjury modelImmunodeficient miceImmune reactionsMouse/human chimeraMurine mAbsCD2 interactionPrincipal ligandGraftInjury
1994
Human T-cell-mediated destruction of allogeneic dermal microvessels in a severe combined immunodeficient mouse.
Murray AG, Petzelbauer P, Hughes CC, Costa J, Askenase P, Pober JS. Human T-cell-mediated destruction of allogeneic dermal microvessels in a severe combined immunodeficient mouse. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 1994, 91: 9146-9150. PMID: 8090783, PMCID: PMC44764, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.91.19.9146.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSignificant T-cell infiltrationT-cell-mediated injuryT cell-mediated destructionVascular cell adhesion molecule-1Human microvesselsSevere combined immunodeficient (SCID) miceMajor histocompatibility complex (MHC) class II moleculesCell adhesion molecule-1Human allograft rejectionT-cell infiltratesT cell infiltrationCombined Immunodeficient MiceImmunodeficient mouse modelAdhesion molecule-1Human skin graftsClass II moleculesPotential therapeutic reagentSmall animal modelsHuman vascular endotheliumAllograft rejectionSkin rejectionMouse microvesselsSkin graftsT cellsImmunodeficient mice