1999
Human endothelial cells augment early CD40 ligand expression in activated CD4+ T cells through LFA-3-mediated stabilization of mRNA.
Murakami K, Ma W, Fuleihan R, Pober J. Human endothelial cells augment early CD40 ligand expression in activated CD4+ T cells through LFA-3-mediated stabilization of mRNA. The Journal Of Immunology 1999, 163: 2667-73. PMID: 10453007, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.163.5.2667.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCD40 ligand expressionT cellsCD40L mRNALFA-3CD40L expressionICAM-1Ligand expressionICAM-1 antisense oligonucleotideT-cell mRNA expressionCD40L protein expressionPretreatment of ECPromoter-reporter geneHuman endothelial cellsIL-2CD4Capacity of ECMRNA expressionICAM-2Endothelial cellsProtein expressionCD40LAntisense oligonucleotidePHAMRNACells
1997
Activation of monocyte/macrophage functions related to acute atheroma complication by ligation of CD40: induction of collagenase, stromelysin, and tissue factor.
Mach F, Schönbeck U, Bonnefoy J, Pober J, Libby P. Activation of monocyte/macrophage functions related to acute atheroma complication by ligation of CD40: induction of collagenase, stromelysin, and tissue factor. Circulation 1997, 96: 396-9. PMID: 9244201, DOI: 10.1161/01.cir.96.2.396.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLigation of CD40Tissue factorMacrophage functionMonocyte/macrophage functionAcute coronary eventsAcute coronary syndromeAnti-CD40L antibodyHuman monocytes/macrophagesCytokine interleukin-1Mononuclear phagocyte functionMonocytes/macrophagesInduction of collagenaseActivated T cellsCoronary eventsCoronary syndromeMatrix-degrading proteinasesClinical manifestationsPlaque disruptionTumor necrosisT cell membranePlaque ruptureT cellsInterleukin-1Phagocyte functionReceptor CD40Functional CD40 ligand is expressed on human vascular endothelial cells, smooth muscle cells, and macrophages: Implications for CD40–CD40 ligand signaling in atherosclerosis
Mach F, Schönbeck U, Sukhova G, Bourcier T, Bonnefoy J, Pober J, Libby P. Functional CD40 ligand is expressed on human vascular endothelial cells, smooth muscle cells, and macrophages: Implications for CD40–CD40 ligand signaling in atherosclerosis. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 1997, 94: 1931-1936. PMID: 9050882, PMCID: PMC20020, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.94.5.1931.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAntigens, Differentiation, T-LymphocyteArteriosclerosisBlotting, WesternB-LymphocytesCD40 AntigensCD40 LigandCells, CulturedEndothelium, VascularFlow CytometryGene Expression RegulationHumansImmunohistochemistryInterferon-gammaInterleukin-1MacrophagesMembrane GlycoproteinsMuscle, Smooth, VascularRNA, MessengerSignal TransductionTumor Necrosis Factor-alphaConceptsHuman vascular endothelial cellsSmooth muscle cellsVascular endothelial cellsHuman atherosclerotic lesionsHuman macrophagesCell typesEndothelial cellsMuscle cellsHuman vascular smooth muscle cellsVascular smooth muscle cellsDe novo synthesisCD40 ligandBroad functionsAtherosclerotic lesionsCD40 SignalingTumor necrosis factor alphaFunctional CD40 ligandInvolvement of inflammationCultured human vascular endothelial cellsCD40-CD40 ligandNovo synthesisNecrosis factor alphaParacrine activationNormal arterial tissueNovel source
1995
CD40 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 reaction