2019
Endothelial TGF-β signalling drives vascular inflammation and atherosclerosis
Chen PY, Qin L, Li G, Wang Z, Dahlman JE, Malagon-Lopez J, Gujja S, Cilfone N, Kauffman K, Sun L, Sun H, Zhang X, Aryal B, Canfran-Duque A, Liu R, Kusters P, Sehgal A, Jiao Y, Anderson D, Gulcher J, Fernandez-Hernando C, Lutgens E, Schwartz M, Pober J, Chittenden T, Tellides G, Simons M. Endothelial TGF-β signalling drives vascular inflammation and atherosclerosis. Nature Metabolism 2019, 1: 912-926. PMID: 31572976, PMCID: PMC6767930, DOI: 10.1038/s42255-019-0102-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTGF-β signalingVascular inflammationDisease progressionPlaque growthProgressive vascular diseaseVessel wall inflammationChronic inflammatory responseSpecific therapeutic interventionsAtherosclerotic plaque growthHyperlipidemic micePlaque inflammationWall inflammationProinflammatory effectsVascular diseaseInflammatory responseVascular permeabilityAtherosclerotic plaquesAbnormal shear stressTherapeutic interventionsInflammationEndothelial TGFΒ signalingVessel wallAtherosclerosisLipid retention
2013
Paracrine exchanges of molecular signals between alginate-encapsulated pericytes and freely suspended endothelial cells within a 3D protein gel
Andrejecsk JW, Cui J, Chang WG, Devalliere J, Pober JS, Saltzman WM. Paracrine exchanges of molecular signals between alginate-encapsulated pericytes and freely suspended endothelial cells within a 3D protein gel. Biomaterials 2013, 34: 8899-8908. PMID: 23973174, PMCID: PMC3839675, DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2013.08.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuman umbilical vein endothelial cellsParacrine signalsFunctioning of tissuesProper survivalEndothelial cellsUmbilical vein endothelial cellsMolecular signalsRegulated deliveryVein endothelial cellsVessel-like structuresLiving cellsProtein gelsHepatocyte growth factorTherapeutic proteinsParacrine exchangesGrowth factorMicrovascular pericytesProteinAngiogenic proteinsCellsVascular tissue engineeringHUVEC behaviorTissue constructsPericytesLocal environment
1988
Immortalization of human endothelial cells by murine sarcoma viruses, without morphologic transformation
Faller D, Kourembanas S, Ginsberg D, Hannan R, Collins T, Ewenstein B, Pober J, Tantravahi R. Immortalization of human endothelial cells by murine sarcoma viruses, without morphologic transformation. Journal Of Cellular Physiology 1988, 134: 47-56. PMID: 2826502, DOI: 10.1002/jcp.1041340106.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1986
Two monokines, interleukin 1 and tumor necrosis factor, render cultured vascular endothelial cells susceptible to lysis by antibodies circulating during Kawasaki syndrome.
Leung DY, Geha RS, Newburger JW, Burns JC, Fiers W, Lapierre LA, Pober JS. Two monokines, interleukin 1 and tumor necrosis factor, render cultured vascular endothelial cells susceptible to lysis by antibodies circulating during Kawasaki syndrome. Journal Of Experimental Medicine 1986, 164: 1958-1972. PMID: 3491174, PMCID: PMC2188474, DOI: 10.1084/jem.164.6.1958.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute Kawasaki syndromeTumor necrosis factorKawasaki syndromeHuman endothelial cellsIL-1Cytotoxic antibodiesImmune activationEndothelial cellsNecrosis factorTarget antigenComplement-dependent cytotoxic activityAcute febrile illnessEndothelial cell antigensVascular smooth muscle cellsAge-matched controlsMonocytes/macrophagesSmooth muscle cellsCultured vascular endothelial cellsVascular endothelial cellsComplement-mediated killingDiffuse vasculitisConvalescent phaseFebrile illnessAcute phaseVascular injury
1985
Interleukin 1 acts on cultured human vascular endothelium to increase the adhesion of polymorphonuclear leukocytes, monocytes, and related leukocyte cell lines.
Bevilacqua MP, Pober JS, Wheeler ME, Cotran RS, Gimbrone MA. Interleukin 1 acts on cultured human vascular endothelium to increase the adhesion of polymorphonuclear leukocytes, monocytes, and related leukocyte cell lines. Journal Of Clinical Investigation 1985, 76: 2003-2011. PMID: 3877078, PMCID: PMC424265, DOI: 10.1172/jci112200.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEndothelial-leukocyte adhesionHuman vascular endotheliumIL-1Leukocyte adhesionVascular endotheliumCultured human vascular endotheliumLeukocyte-vessel wall interactionsIL-1 pretreatmentEndothelial cell damageEndothelial monolayersSites of inflammationIL-1 treatmentHuman umbilical vein endothelial monolayersCertain vascular diseasesPromyelocytic cell line HL-60Polymorphonuclear leukocyte adhesionIL-1 inductionImmune mediatorsHuman endothelial cellsEndothelial adhesivityVascular diseaseBlood leukocytesInterleukin-1Leukocyte cell linesCell line U937
1978
Phosphorylation in vivo and in vitro of human histocompatibility antigens (HLA-A and HLA-B) in the carboxy-terminal intracellular domain.
Pober JS, Guild BC, Strominger JL. Phosphorylation in vivo and in vitro of human histocompatibility antigens (HLA-A and HLA-B) in the carboxy-terminal intracellular domain. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 1978, 75: 6002-6006. PMID: 282620, PMCID: PMC393105, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.75.12.6002.Peer-Reviewed Original Research