1995
Human vascular smooth muscle cells poorly co-stimulate and actively inhibit allogeneic CD4+ T cell proliferation in vitro.
Murray AG, Libby P, Pober JS. Human vascular smooth muscle cells poorly co-stimulate and actively inhibit allogeneic CD4+ T cell proliferation in vitro. The Journal Of Immunology 1995, 154: 151-61. PMID: 7995934, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.154.1.151.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVascular smooth muscle cellsT cell proliferationClass II moleculesHuman vascular smooth muscle cellsMHC class II moleculesT cellsIL-2 productionSmooth muscle cellsEndothelial cellsCell proliferationFunctional MHC class II moleculesII-positive endothelial cellsIL-2-producing cellsMuscle cellsPre-activated T cellsAllogeneic endothelial cellsNitric oxide synthesisInhibition of proliferationVSMC-conditioned mediumAllogeneic CD4CD25 expressionInhibits CD4Immunologic functionVSMC expressionSaphenous vein
1990
Cytokine-activated human endothelial cells synthesize and secrete a monocyte chemoattractant, MCP-1/JE.
Rollins BJ, Yoshimura T, Leonard EJ, Pober JS. Cytokine-activated human endothelial cells synthesize and secrete a monocyte chemoattractant, MCP-1/JE. American Journal Of Pathology 1990, 136: 1229-33. PMID: 2113354, PMCID: PMC1877579.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMCP-1/JEIL-1 betaEndothelial cellsMonocyte chemoattractantMonocyte chemoattractant MCP-1Tumor necrosis factorChemoattractant MCP-1Accumulation of monocytesSites of inflammationMonocyte chemoattractant activityHours of treatmentHuman endothelial cellsInflammatory mediatorsMCP-1Necrosis factorIFN-gammaChemoattractant activityJE proteinChemoattractantCellsBetaHoursInducible expressionMRNALesser extentCytokines and endothelial cell biology
Pober JS, Cotran RS. Cytokines and endothelial cell biology. Physiological Reviews 1990, 70: 427-451. PMID: 1690903, DOI: 10.1152/physrev.1990.70.2.427.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1989
Effects of cytokines on vascular endothelium: Their role in vascular and immune injury
Cotran R, Pober J. Effects of cytokines on vascular endothelium: Their role in vascular and immune injury. Kidney International 1989, 35: 969-975. PMID: 2651773, DOI: 10.1038/ki.1989.80.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsEffects of cytokinesEndothelial cellsCytokine-induced effectsRenal injuryEndothelial functionImmune injuryEndothelial activationVascular toneRenal endotheliumImmune functionCell injuryVascular endotheliumCritical homeostatic functionsEndothelium participatesClinical settingHomeostatic functionsTranscapillary permeabilityCytokinesInjurySpecific alterationsInflammationControl of proliferationHematopoietic cellsEndotheliumRecent studies