Interferon-γ elicits arteriosclerosis in the absence of leukocytes
Tellides G, Tereb D, Kirkiles-Smith N, Kim R, Wilson J, Schechner J, Lorber M, Pober J. Interferon-γ elicits arteriosclerosis in the absence of leukocytes. Nature 2000, 403: 207-211. PMID: 10646607, DOI: 10.1038/35003221.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAnimalsArteriosclerosisCell DivisionCells, CulturedCoronary VesselsHistocompatibility AntigensHumansImage Processing, Computer-AssistedImmunohistochemistryInterferon-gammaLeukocytesMiceMice, SCIDMuscle, Smooth, VascularPlatelet-Derived Growth FactorReceptor, Platelet-Derived Growth Factor betaSwineTransplantation, HeterologousConceptsVascular smooth muscle cellsGraft arteriosclerosisIntimal expansionAbsence of leukocytesLesions of atherosclerosisSmooth muscle cellsAllogeneic transplantationArteriosclerotic changesAtheroma formationCytokine interferonExogenous IFNAntigen presentationT cellsImmunodeficient miceMononuclear leukocytesMouse modelArterial intimaIFNMuscle cellsArteriosclerosisLeukocytesHuman arteriesAtherosclerosisCellsTransplantation