2021
Complement‐activated human endothelial cells stimulate increased polyfunctionality in alloreactive T cells
Xie CB, Zhou J, Mackay S, Pober JS. Complement‐activated human endothelial cells stimulate increased polyfunctionality in alloreactive T cells. American Journal Of Transplantation 2021, 21: 1902-1909. PMID: 33415805, PMCID: PMC8096653, DOI: 10.1111/ajt.16485.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCD4-Positive T-LymphocytesCD8-Positive T-LymphocytesComplement System ProteinsCytokinesEndothelial CellsHumansLymphocyte ActivationT-Lymphocytes
2020
Complement activated interferon-γ-primed human endothelium transpresents interleukin-15 to CD8+ T cells
Xie CB, Jiang B, Qin L, Tellides G, Kirkiles-Smith NC, Jane-wit D, Pober JS. Complement activated interferon-γ-primed human endothelium transpresents interleukin-15 to CD8+ T cells. Journal Of Clinical Investigation 2020, 130: 3437-3452. PMID: 32191642, PMCID: PMC7324183, DOI: 10.1172/jci135060.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIL-15/IL-15Rα complexesIL-1βHuman endothelial cellsMembrane attack complexEndothelial cellsAcute rejectionT cellsT cell-mediated acute rejectionCell-mediated acute rejectionComplement-mediated pathologiesIL-15Rα expressionGraft endothelial cellsHuman coronary artery graftsEffector memory CD4T cell infiltrationCoronary artery graftsIL-1 receptorActive IL-1βCultured human endothelial cellsNLRP3 inflammasome assemblyNoncanonical NF-κBArtery graftAlloreactive CD8Complement membrane attack complexMemory CD4
2013
Alloantibody and Complement Promote T Cell–Mediated Cardiac Allograft Vasculopathy Through Noncanonical Nuclear Factor-&kgr;B Signaling in Endothelial Cells
Jane-wit D, Manes TD, Yi T, Qin L, Clark P, Kirkiles-Smith NC, Abrahimi P, Devalliere J, Moeckel G, Kulkarni S, Tellides G, Pober JS. Alloantibody and Complement Promote T Cell–Mediated Cardiac Allograft Vasculopathy Through Noncanonical Nuclear Factor-&kgr;B Signaling in Endothelial Cells. Circulation 2013, 128: 2504-2516. PMID: 24045046, PMCID: PMC3885874, DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.113.002972.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCardiac allograft vasculopathyPanel reactive antibodyNuclear factor-κB signalingFactor-κB signalingAllograft vasculopathyT cellsEndothelial cellsMembrane attack complexAlloreactive T cell activationChronic antibody-mediated rejectionNoncanonical nuclear factorProinflammatory gene programAntibody-mediated rejectionDonor-specific antibodiesGraft endothelial cellsLate allograft lossAlloreactive T cellsAllogeneic endothelial cellsT cell activationAttack complexHuman T cellsAllograft lossHeart transplantationTransplantation patientsLesion pathogenesis
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 StatementsIL-11 Activates Human Endothelial Cells to Resist Immune-Mediated Injury
Mahboubi K, Biedermann B, Carroll J, Pober J. IL-11 Activates Human Endothelial Cells to Resist Immune-Mediated Injury. The Journal Of Immunology 2000, 164: 3837-3846. PMID: 10725745, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.164.7.3837.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAntigens, CDCells, CulturedComplement System ProteinsCytokine Receptor gp130Cytotoxicity, ImmunologicDNA-Binding ProteinsDose-Response Relationship, ImmunologicEndothelium, VascularEnzyme ActivationHumansImmunity, InnateInflammation MediatorsInterleukin-11Interleukin-11 Receptor alpha SubunitMembrane GlycoproteinsMitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 1Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 3Mitogen-Activated Protein KinasesNF-kappa BPhosphorylationReceptors, InterleukinReceptors, Interleukin-11Signal TransductionSTAT1 Transcription FactorSTAT3 Transcription FactorT-Lymphocytes, CytotoxicTrans-ActivatorsTyrosineUmbilical VeinsConceptsIL-11Mitogen-activated protein kinaseP44 mitogen-activated protein kinaseImmune-Mediated InjuryCytolytic T lymphocytesNF-kappaB activationGp130-signaling cytokinesInflammatory injuryHuman endothelial cellsIL-11 receptorProinflammatory responseMolecule expressionT lymphocytesICAM-1Maximal responseE-selectinMHC AbsVivo modelNF-kappaBEndothelial cellsTyrosine phosphorylationPhospho-STAT3Cultured HUVECsInjuryKinase 1 inhibitor
1986
Immunoglobulin M antibodies present in the acute phase of Kawasaki syndrome lyse cultured vascular endothelial cells stimulated by gamma interferon.
Leung DY, Collins T, Lapierre LA, Geha RS, Pober JS. Immunoglobulin M antibodies present in the acute phase of Kawasaki syndrome lyse cultured vascular endothelial cells stimulated by gamma interferon. Journal Of Clinical Investigation 1986, 77: 1428-1435. PMID: 3084559, PMCID: PMC424542, DOI: 10.1172/jci112454.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute Kawasaki syndromeKawasaki syndromeImmunoglobulin M antibodiesGamma-IFNVein endothelial cellsM antibodiesEndothelial cellsT cellsKS seraGamma interferonClass II major histocompatibility complex antigen expressionMajor histocompatibility complex antigen expressionComplement-dependent cytotoxic activityAnti-endothelial cell antibodiesHUVE cellsHuman dermal fibroblastsHuman saphenous vein smooth muscle cellsSaphenous vein smooth muscle cellsMarked immune activationSecrete gamma interferonSecretion of lymphokinesEndothelial cell antigensAge-matched controlsVein smooth muscle cellsActivated T cells