2023
Metabolic reprogramming by immune-responsive gene 1 up-regulation improves donor heart preservation and function
Lei I, Huang W, Noly P, Naik S, Ghali M, Liu L, Pagani F, Abou El Ela A, Pober J, Pitt B, Platt J, Cascalho M, Wang Z, Chen Y, Mortensen R, Tang P. Metabolic reprogramming by immune-responsive gene 1 up-regulation improves donor heart preservation and function. Science Translational Medicine 2023, 15: eade3782. PMID: 36753565, PMCID: PMC10068866, DOI: 10.1126/scitranslmed.ade3782.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAntioxidantsHeartHeart TransplantationHistone Deacetylase InhibitorsHumansMiceSwineTissue DonorsUp-RegulationValproic AcidConceptsImmune response gene 1Primary graft dysfunctionDonor heart preservationValproic acidDonor heartsVPA treatmentHeart preservationHeart functionImmune-responsive gene 1Donor heart functionHistone deacetylase inhibitor valproic acidImproved heart functionAntioxidant protein expressionMetabolic reprogrammingDonor-recipient matchingPromising therapeutic strategyHuman donor heartsInhibitor valproic acidGene 1Graft dysfunctionCardioprotective effectsKetoglutarate solutionTherapeutic strategiesResponse gene-1Nuclear factor
2021
Mitochondrial fission in allograft endothelial cells: A novel actionable target
Mullan CW, Pober JS. Mitochondrial fission in allograft endothelial cells: A novel actionable target. American Journal Of Transplantation 2021, 22: 337-338. PMID: 34865296, DOI: 10.1111/ajt.16911.Commentaries, Editorials and LettersDifferential inflammatory responses of the native left and right ventricle associated with donor heart preservation
Lei I, Huang W, Ward PA, Pober JS, Tellides G, Ailawadi G, Pagani FD, Landstrom AP, Wang Z, Mortensen RM, Cascalho M, Platt J, Chen Y, Lam HYK, Tang PC. Differential inflammatory responses of the native left and right ventricle associated with donor heart preservation. Physiological Reports 2021, 9: e15004. PMID: 34435466, PMCID: PMC8387788, DOI: 10.14814/phy2.15004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRight ventricleCold ischemiaIL-10Inflammatory responseIL-6 protein levelsCold ischemic preservationEx vivo ischemiaLeft ventricle dysfunctionCold ischemic timeDonor heart preservationInflammatory cytokine expressionCell deathDifferential inflammatory responseTumor necrosis factorComparable inflammatory responsesHuman donor heartsCaspase-3 expressionIschemic preservationVentricle dysfunctionInflammasome expressionIschemic timeRNA sequencingContractile dysfunctionDonor heartsWarm perfusionCardiac allograft vasculopathy: current review and future research directions
Pober JS, Chih S, Kobashigawa J, Madsen JC, Tellides G. Cardiac allograft vasculopathy: current review and future research directions. Cardiovascular Research 2021, 117: 2624-2638. PMID: 34343276, PMCID: PMC8783389, DOI: 10.1093/cvr/cvab259.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCardiac allograft vasculopathyAllograft vasculopathyImmune-mediated vasculopathyLate graft lossGraft lossCardiac transplantationOrgan graftsTransplanted heartsCurrent therapiesVascular remodellingVasculopathyMajor causeCurrent reviewRemodellingTransplantationPathogenesisGraftTherapyPerfusionIncidenceDiagnosisVasculature
2009
TNF Receptors Differentially Signal and Are Differentially Expressed and Regulated in the Human Heart
Al-Lamki R, Brookes AP, Wang J, Reid MJ, Parameshwar J, Goddard MJ, Tellides G, Wan T, Min W, Pober JS, Bradley JR. TNF Receptors Differentially Signal and Are Differentially Expressed and Regulated in the Human Heart. American Journal Of Transplantation 2009, 9: 2679-2696. PMID: 19788501, PMCID: PMC3517885, DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-6143.2009.02831.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsApoptosisCell CycleCell DeathEndothelium, VascularEnzyme ActivationGraft RejectionHeart TransplantationHumansMAP Kinase Kinase Kinase 5MiceMice, KnockoutMyocardiumMyocytes, CardiacOrgan Culture TechniquesProtein-Tyrosine KinasesReceptors, Tumor Necrosis Factor, Type IReceptors, Tumor Necrosis Factor, Type IIRNA, MessengerTumor Necrosis Factor-alphaConceptsVascular endothelial cellsCardiac allograftsCell cycle entryApoptosis signal-regulating kinase 1Cycle entryExpression of TNFTNFR1 knockoutNecrosis factorTarget cell responseTNFTNF receptorCardiac fibroblastsCell responsesSignal-regulated kinases 1TNF responseASK1 activationMyocardiumEndothelial cellsEpithelial tyrosine kinaseTNFR2Human heartOrgan cultureTNFR1Etk activationAllografts
2001
Chronic Rejection
Libby P, Pober J. Chronic Rejection. Immunity 2001, 14: 387-397. PMID: 11336684, DOI: 10.1016/s1074-7613(01)00119-4.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2000
Cellular and molecular biology of cardiac transplant rejection
Dengler T, Pober J. Cellular and molecular biology of cardiac transplant rejection. Journal Of Nuclear Cardiology 2000, 7: 669-685. PMID: 11144483, DOI: 10.1067/mnc.2000.111128.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus Statements
1997
Vascular cells have limited capacities to activate and differentiate T cells: Implications for transplant vascular sclerosis
Pober J, Ma W, Biedermann B, Libby P. Vascular cells have limited capacities to activate and differentiate T cells: Implications for transplant vascular sclerosis. Transplant Immunology 1997, 5: 251-254. PMID: 9504143, DOI: 10.1016/s0966-3274(97)80004-4.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1995
Prdictive Value Of Inducible Endothelial Cell Adhesion Molecule Expression For Acte Rejection Of Human Cardiac Allografts
Briscoe DM, Yeung AC, Schoen FJ, Allred EN, Stavrakis G, Ganz P, Cotran RS, Pober JS, Schoen EL. Prdictive Value Of Inducible Endothelial Cell Adhesion Molecule Expression For Acte Rejection Of Human Cardiac Allografts. Transplantation 1995, 59: 204-211. PMID: 7530872, DOI: 10.1097/00007890-199501000-00009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcute DiseaseAdultBiopsyCD3 ComplexCell Adhesion MoleculesE-SelectinGraft RejectionHeart TransplantationHumansIntercellular Adhesion Molecule-1Longitudinal StudiesMiddle AgedMyocardial IschemiaMyocardiumPredictive Value of TestsProspective StudiesT-LymphocytesVascular Cell Adhesion Molecule-1ConceptsVascular cell adhesion molecule-1Intercellular adhesion molecule-1T-cell infiltratesHuman cardiac allograftsAdhesion molecule expressionVCAM-1 expressionAdhesion molecule-1E-selectinCardiac allograftsCell infiltrateIschemic injuryMolecule expressionEndothelial adhesion molecules intercellular adhesion molecule-1Molecule-1Adhesion molecule intercellular adhesion molecule-1Lesser extent VCAM-1Endothelial cell adhesion molecule expressionEndothelial adhesion molecule expressionAdhesion moleculesCell adhesion molecule-1Ongoing acute rejectionSuccessful antirejection therapyCardiac allograft rejectionHuman transplant recipientsImmediate posttransplant period
1992
Immunopathology of coronary arteriosclerosis in transplanted hearts.
Libby P, Swanson SJ, Tanaka H, Murray A, Schoen FJ, Pober JS. Immunopathology of coronary arteriosclerosis in transplanted hearts. The Journal Of Heart And Lung Transplantation 1992, 11: s5-6. PMID: 1622999.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCoronary Artery DiseaseHeart TransplantationHumansPostoperative ComplicationsTransplantation Immunology
1991
Human coronary transplantation-associated arteriosclerosis. Evidence for a chronic immune reaction to activated graft endothelial cells.
Salomon RN, Hughes CC, Schoen FJ, Payne DD, Pober JS, Libby P. Human coronary transplantation-associated arteriosclerosis. Evidence for a chronic immune reaction to activated graft endothelial cells. American Journal Of Pathology 1991, 138: 791-8. PMID: 2012171, PMCID: PMC1886118.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuman cardiac allograftsCoronary arteryT lymphocytesCardiac allograftsEndothelial cellsT cellsChronic immune reactionsDonor coronary arteriesRecipient T lymphocytesRegional immune responsesClass II major histocompatibility complexGraft endothelial cellsSmooth muscle cell proliferationAllogeneic T cellsAbility of HLAHuman arteriesLong-term survivalMuscle cell proliferationCoronary arterial endotheliumMajor histocompatibility complexNormal human arteriesTypical atherosclerosisOcclusive diseaseHLA-DRTransplanted heartsArteriosclerosis in transplanted hearts: too much and too soon.
Libby P, Pober JS, Swanson SJ, Mudge GH, Schoen FJ. Arteriosclerosis in transplanted hearts: too much and too soon. Canadian Journal Of Cardiology 1991, 7: xi-xii. PMID: 2044011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchINDUCED EXPRESSION OF ENDOTHELIAL-LEUKOCYTE ADHESION MOLECULES IN HUMAN CARDIAC ALLOGRAFTS
Briscoe DM, Schoen FJ, Rice GE, Bevilacqua MP, Ganz P, Pober JS. INDUCED EXPRESSION OF ENDOTHELIAL-LEUKOCYTE ADHESION MOLECULES IN HUMAN CARDIAC ALLOGRAFTS. Transplantation 1991, 51: 537-539. PMID: 1704649, DOI: 10.1097/00007890-199102000-00050.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1989
Functions of vascular wall cells related to development of transplantation-associated coronary arteriosclerosis.
Libby P, Salomon RN, Payne DD, Schoen FJ, Pober JS. Functions of vascular wall cells related to development of transplantation-associated coronary arteriosclerosis. Transplantation Proceedings 1989, 21: 3677-84. PMID: 2669279.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCoronary Artery DiseaseCoronary VesselsHeart TransplantationHumansTransplantation ImmunologyTransplantation, HomologousConceptsArterial diseaseT cellsVascular cellsChronic immune reactionsTransplantation-associated arteriosclerosisTypical acute rejectionDelayed-type hypersensitivityHelper T cellsWall cellsClass II HLACytolytic T cellsVascular wall cellsClass I HLAVessel wall cellsUnderstanding of atherogenesisAcute rejectionGraft arteryCoronary arteriosclerosisCoronary atherosclerosisBasic pathobiologyCellular immunityImmune activationSelective therapeutic strategiesCoronary circulationAccelerated disease