2023
Multiscale genetic architecture of donor-recipient differences reveals intronic LIMS1 mismatches associated with kidney transplant survival
Sun Z, Zhang Z, Banu K, Gibson I, Colvin R, Yi Z, Zhang W, De Kumar B, Reghuvaran A, Pell J, Manes T, Djamali A, Gallon L, O'Connell P, He J, Pober J, Heeger P, Menon M. Multiscale genetic architecture of donor-recipient differences reveals intronic LIMS1 mismatches associated with kidney transplant survival. Journal Of Clinical Investigation 2023, 133: e170420. PMID: 37676733, PMCID: PMC10617779, DOI: 10.1172/jci170420.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDeath-censored graft lossHuman leukocyte antigenExpression quantitative trait lociT cellsTGF-β1TGF-β1/Smad pathwayDonor-recipient differencesKidney allograft lossChronic allograft rejectionKidney transplant survivalDonor-recipient mismatchActive TGF-β1Allograft lossGraft lossAllograft rejectionTransplant cohortPeripheral bloodLeukocyte antigenClinical trialsImmune cellsHaplotype mismatchGenome-wide scaleTransplant survivalQuantitative trait lociSingle nucleotide polymorphism data
2021
Mitochondrial fission in allograft endothelial cells: A novel actionable target
Mullan CW, Pober JS. Mitochondrial fission in allograft endothelial cells: A novel actionable target. American Journal Of Transplantation 2021, 22: 337-338. PMID: 34865296, DOI: 10.1111/ajt.16911.Commentaries, Editorials and LettersCardiac allograft vasculopathy: current review and future research directions
Pober JS, Chih S, Kobashigawa J, Madsen JC, Tellides G. Cardiac allograft vasculopathy: current review and future research directions. Cardiovascular Research 2021, 117: 2624-2638. PMID: 34343276, PMCID: PMC8783389, DOI: 10.1093/cvr/cvab259.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCardiac allograft vasculopathyAllograft vasculopathyImmune-mediated vasculopathyLate graft lossGraft lossCardiac transplantationOrgan graftsTransplanted heartsCurrent therapiesVascular remodellingVasculopathyMajor causeCurrent reviewRemodellingTransplantationPathogenesisGraftTherapyPerfusionIncidenceDiagnosisVasculature
2020
Signaling through tumor necrosis receptor 2 induces stem cell marker in CD133+ regenerating tubular epithelial cells in acute cell‐mediated rejection of human renal allografts
Bradley JR, Wang J, Bardsley V, Broecker V, Thiru S, Pober JS, Al‐Lamki R. Signaling through tumor necrosis receptor 2 induces stem cell marker in CD133+ regenerating tubular epithelial cells in acute cell‐mediated rejection of human renal allografts. American Journal Of Transplantation 2020, 20: 2380-2391. PMID: 32167668, DOI: 10.1111/ajt.15846.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAllograftsEpithelial CellsGraft RejectionHumansKidneyKidney TransplantationKidney TubulesNecrosisNeoplasmsStem Cells
2017
The outstanding questions in transplantation: It’s about time…
Azzi J, Raimondi G, Mas V, Riella LV, Elfadawy N, Safa K, Wojciechowski D, Kanak M, Nog R, Maltzman JS, Ford ML, Pober JS, Luo X, Rothstein D, Miller ML, Matthews D, Burlingham W, Levings M, Heeger P, Higdon L, Gill J, Gill RG, Alegre M. The outstanding questions in transplantation: It’s about time…. American Journal Of Transplantation 2017, 18: 271-272. PMID: 28758364, DOI: 10.1111/ajt.14450.Commentaries, Editorials and Letters
2016
Eculizumab Therapy for Chronic Antibody‐Mediated Injury in Kidney Transplant Recipients: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial
Kulkarni S, Kirkiles‐Smith N, Deng YH, Formica RN, Moeckel G, Broecker V, Bow L, Tomlin R, Pober JS. Eculizumab Therapy for Chronic Antibody‐Mediated Injury in Kidney Transplant Recipients: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial. American Journal Of Transplantation 2016, 17: 682-691. PMID: 27501352, DOI: 10.1111/ajt.14001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAgedAntibodies, Monoclonal, HumanizedChronic DiseaseComplement C5Complement Inactivating AgentsEarly Intervention, EducationalFemaleFollow-Up StudiesGlomerular Filtration RateGraft RejectionGraft SurvivalHumansIsoantibodiesKidney Failure, ChronicKidney Function TestsKidney TransplantationLiving DonorsMaleMiddle AgedPilot ProjectsPrognosisRisk FactorsTissue DonorsTransplant RecipientsYoung AdultConceptsDe novo donor-specific antibodiesComplement inhibitionTreatment groupsNovo donor-specific antibodiesAntibody-Mediated InjuryC1q-positive patientsDonor-specific antibodiesKidney transplant recipientsPrimary end pointEndothelial cell injuryMo of observationEculizumab therapyEculizumab treatmentHumoral injuryTransplant recipientsKidney transplantRenal functionKidney functionChronic settingEGFR trajectoriesTreatment periodCell injuryPatientsEnd pointPercentage change
2009
TNF Receptors Differentially Signal and Are Differentially Expressed and Regulated in the Human Heart
Al-Lamki R, Brookes AP, Wang J, Reid MJ, Parameshwar J, Goddard MJ, Tellides G, Wan T, Min W, Pober JS, Bradley JR. TNF Receptors Differentially Signal and Are Differentially Expressed and Regulated in the Human Heart. American Journal Of Transplantation 2009, 9: 2679-2696. PMID: 19788501, PMCID: PMC3517885, DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-6143.2009.02831.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsApoptosisCell CycleCell DeathEndothelium, VascularEnzyme ActivationGraft RejectionHeart TransplantationHumansMAP Kinase Kinase Kinase 5MiceMice, KnockoutMyocardiumMyocytes, CardiacOrgan Culture TechniquesProtein-Tyrosine KinasesReceptors, Tumor Necrosis Factor, Type IReceptors, Tumor Necrosis Factor, Type IIRNA, MessengerTumor Necrosis Factor-alphaConceptsVascular endothelial cellsCardiac allograftsCell cycle entryApoptosis signal-regulating kinase 1Cycle entryExpression of TNFTNFR1 knockoutNecrosis factorTarget cell responseTNFTNF receptorCardiac fibroblastsCell responsesSignal-regulated kinases 1TNF responseASK1 activationMyocardiumEndothelial cellsEpithelial tyrosine kinaseTNFR2Human heartOrgan cultureTNFR1Etk activationAllografts
2001
Expression of Tumor Necrosis Factor Receptors in Normal Kidney and Rejecting Renal Transplants
Al-Lamki R, Wang J, Skepper J, Thiru S, Pober J, Bradley J. Expression of Tumor Necrosis Factor Receptors in Normal Kidney and Rejecting Renal Transplants. Laboratory Investigation 2001, 81: 1503-1515. PMID: 11706058, DOI: 10.1038/labinvest.3780364.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcute DiseaseAntigens, CDColoring AgentsEosine Yellowish-(YS)Fluorescent DyesGene ExpressionGraft RejectionHematoxylinHumansKidneyKidney Failure, ChronicKidney TransplantationMicroscopy, ImmunoelectronReceptors, Tumor Necrosis FactorReceptors, Tumor Necrosis Factor, Type IReceptors, Tumor Necrosis Factor, Type IITumor Necrosis Factor-alphaConceptsDistal convoluted tubuleNormal kidneyTubular epithelial cellsTNFR-1Renal transplantEpithelial cellsTNFR-2Acute cellular rejectionTNFR-1 expressionAcute transplant rejectionTumor necrosis factor receptorEndothelium of glomeruliNecrosis factor receptorInteraction of TNFAcute rejectionCellular rejectionTNFR expressionTransplant rejectionCultured cellsConvoluted tubulesRenal kidneyTNF receptorTNFKidneyHuman kidneyHUMAN T CELLS INFILTRATE AND INJURE PIG CORONARY ARTERY GRAFTS WITH ACTIVATED BUT NOT QUIESCENT ENDOTHELIUM IN IMMUNODEFICIENT MOUSE HOSTS1
Tereb D, Kirkiles-Smith N, Kim R, Wang Y, Rudic R, Schechner J, Lorber M, Bothwell A, Pober J, Tellides G. HUMAN T CELLS INFILTRATE AND INJURE PIG CORONARY ARTERY GRAFTS WITH ACTIVATED BUT NOT QUIESCENT ENDOTHELIUM IN IMMUNODEFICIENT MOUSE HOSTS1. Transplantation 2001, 71: 1622-1630. PMID: 11435975, DOI: 10.1097/00007890-200106150-00023.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTumor necrosis factorHuman tumor necrosis factorArtery graftT cellsNecrosis factorPig coronary artery endothelial cellsHuman T-cell infiltrationVascular cell adhesion molecule-1Human peripheral blood mononuclearHuman peripheral blood mononuclear cellsPeripheral blood mononuclear cellsHuman leukocytesEndothelial cellsMajor histocompatibility complex antigensCell adhesion molecule-1Graft endothelial cellsT-cell infiltratesBeige mouse modelCoronary artery endothelial cellsT cell infiltrationCoronary artery graftsBlood mononuclear cellsPeripheral blood mononuclearCoronary artery segmentsAdhesion molecule-1Chronic Rejection
Libby P, Pober J. Chronic Rejection. Immunity 2001, 14: 387-397. PMID: 11336684, DOI: 10.1016/s1074-7613(01)00119-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEndothelial cell activation by tumor necrosis factor elicits human antiporcine cell-mediated rejection responses
Kirkiles-Smith NC, Tereb DA, Kim RW, McNiff JM, Schechner JS, Lorber MI, Pober JS, Tellides G. Endothelial cell activation by tumor necrosis factor elicits human antiporcine cell-mediated rejection responses. Transplantation Proceedings 2001, 33: 412-413. PMID: 11266888, DOI: 10.1016/s0041-1345(00)02072-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAnimalsCytokinesEndothelium, VascularGraft RejectionHistocompatibility Antigens Class IHistocompatibility Antigens Class IIHumansLymphocyte ActivationMiceMice, SCIDModels, AnimalSkin TransplantationSpecies SpecificitySwineT-LymphocytesTransplantation ChimeraTransplantation ToleranceTransplantation, HeterologousTumor Necrosis Factor-alphaIs host endothelium a silver lining for allografts?
Pober J. Is host endothelium a silver lining for allografts? The Lancet 2001, 357: 2-3. PMID: 11197355, DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(00)03558-3.Commentaries, Editorials and Letters
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 StatementsHuman TNF Can Induce Nonspecific Inflammatory and Human Immune-Mediated Microvascular Injury of Pig Skin Xenografts in Immunodeficient Mouse Hosts
Kirkiles-Smith N, Tereb D, Kim R, McNiff J, Schechner J, Lorber M, Pober J, Tellides G. Human TNF Can Induce Nonspecific Inflammatory and Human Immune-Mediated Microvascular Injury of Pig Skin Xenografts in Immunodeficient Mouse Hosts. The Journal Of Immunology 2000, 164: 6601-6609. PMID: 10843720, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.164.12.6601.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdoptive TransferAdultAnimalsCell Adhesion MoleculesDose-Response Relationship, ImmunologicDrug SynergismEndothelium, VascularGraft RejectionHistocompatibility AntigensHumansInterferon-gammaMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, SCIDMicrocirculationSevere Combined ImmunodeficiencySkin TransplantationSwineT-LymphocytesTransplantation, HeterologousTumor Necrosis Factor-alphaUp-RegulationConceptsHuman T-cell infiltrationPig skin xenograftsT cell infiltrationSkin xenograftsCell infiltrationHuman TNFIFN-gammaE-selectinT cell-mediated rejectionEndothelial cellsAdhesion moleculesCytokine-mediated injuryNonspecific inflammatory damagePig skin graftsCell-mediated rejectionAppropriate therapeutic targetsImmunodeficient mouse modelPorcine E-selectinEndothelial adhesion moleculesPorcine IFN-gammaClass II moleculesHuman skin allograftsMHC class IPorcine endothelial cellsImmunodeficient mouse hosts
1999
HUMAN ALLOGENEIC VASCULAR REJECTION AFTER ARTERIAL TRANSPLANTATION AND PERIPHERAL LYMPHOID RECONSTITUTION IN SEVERE COMBINED IMMUNODEFICIENT MICE1
Lorber MI, Wilson JH, Robert ME, Schechner JS, Kirkiles N, Qian HY, Askenase PW, Tellides G, Pober JS. HUMAN ALLOGENEIC VASCULAR REJECTION AFTER ARTERIAL TRANSPLANTATION AND PERIPHERAL LYMPHOID RECONSTITUTION IN SEVERE COMBINED IMMUNODEFICIENT MICE1. Transplantation 1999, 67: 897-903. PMID: 10199740, DOI: 10.1097/00007890-199903270-00018.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAnimalsArteriesGraft RejectionHLA AntigensHLA-DR AntigensHumansInfantLymphocytesMiceMice, SCIDTransplantation, HomologousConceptsPeripheral blood mononuclear cellsHuman peripheral blood mononuclear cellsHuman CD3Vascular rejectionTransplantation modelAllogeneic human peripheral blood mononuclear cellsAllogeneic peripheral blood mononuclear cellsHuman dermal microvesselsBlood mononuclear cellsHuman arteriesSmooth muscle alpha-actinSmooth muscle cellsMuscle alpha-actinArterial transplantationPerforin stainingAllograft rejectionAlloimmune injuryDR antibodiesLymphocyte engraftmentMedial necrosisHLA-DRLymphocytic infiltrationLymphoid infiltrationControl miceInfrarenal aorta
1998
Allogeneic and xenogeneic vascular injury and protection
Pober JS, Schechner JS, Murray AG, Sultan P, Kirkiles N, Tereb D, Wilson J, McNiff JM, Askenase PW, Tellides G, Lorber MI. Allogeneic and xenogeneic vascular injury and protection. Transplantation Proceedings 1998, 30: 4168-4169. PMID: 9865336, DOI: 10.1016/s0041-1345(98)01381-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDermal Microvascular Injury in the Human Peripheral Blood Lymphocyte Reconstituted-Severe Combined Immunodeficient (HuPBL-SCID) Mouse/Skin Allograft Model Is T Cell Mediated and Inhibited by a Combination of Cyclosporine and Rapamycin
Murray A, Schechner J, Epperson D, Sultan P, McNiff J, Hughes C, Lorber M, Askenase P, Pober J. Dermal Microvascular Injury in the Human Peripheral Blood Lymphocyte Reconstituted-Severe Combined Immunodeficient (HuPBL-SCID) Mouse/Skin Allograft Model Is T Cell Mediated and Inhibited by a Combination of Cyclosporine and Rapamycin. American Journal Of Pathology 1998, 153: 627-638. PMID: 9708821, PMCID: PMC1852982, DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9440(10)65604-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsB-LymphocytesCD8-Positive T-LymphocytesCyclosporineDrug Therapy, CombinationEndothelium, VascularEnzyme-Linked Immunosorbent AssayFlow CytometryGenes, MHC Class IIGraft RejectionHumansImmunosuppressive AgentsKeratinocytesMiceMice, SCIDMicrocirculationPolyenesSirolimusSkinSkin TransplantationT-LymphocytesTransplantation, HomologousVascular Cell Adhesion Molecule-1ConceptsPeripheral blood mononuclear cellsHuman peripheral blood mononuclear cellsSkin allograft modelMicrovascular injuryT cellsCell infiltrateAllograft modelWhole peripheral blood mononuclear cellsT cell-dependent mechanismT cell-mediated rejectionHuman natural killer cellsSCID/beige miceEndothelial cell sloughingT Cell-MediatedCell-mediated rejectionCombination of cyclosporineT-cell infiltratesCell-dependent mechanismMononuclear cell infiltrateNatural killer cellsMononuclear cell infiltrationBlood mononuclear cellsSkin graft modelHuman immune responseImmunoglobulin G antibodies
1997
Pig but not human interferon-γ initiates human cell-mediated rejection of pig tissue in vivo
Sultan P, Murray A, McNiff J, Lorber M, Askenase P, Bothwell A, Pober J. Pig but not human interferon-γ initiates human cell-mediated rejection of pig tissue in vivo. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 1997, 94: 8767-8772. PMID: 9238052, PMCID: PMC23121, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.94.16.8767.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuman peripheral blood mononuclear cellsPeripheral blood mononuclear cellsPig skin graftsCell-mediated rejectionBlood mononuclear cellsIFN-gammaMononuclear cellsSkin graftsDermal microvesselsMajor histocompatibility complex (MHC) molecule expressionT cell-mediated rejectionPerivascular mononuclear cell infiltratesClass II major histocompatibility complex moleculesMononuclear cell infiltrateMajor histocompatibility complex moleculesTumor necrosis factorEvidence of injuryHistocompatibility complex moleculesPig endothelial cellsCell infiltrateIntradermal injectionMolecule expressionSparse infiltrateIntraperitoneal inoculationMouse microvessels
1995
Prdictive Value Of Inducible Endothelial Cell Adhesion Molecule Expression For Acte Rejection Of Human Cardiac Allografts
Briscoe DM, Yeung AC, Schoen FJ, Allred EN, Stavrakis G, Ganz P, Cotran RS, Pober JS, Schoen EL. Prdictive Value Of Inducible Endothelial Cell Adhesion Molecule Expression For Acte Rejection Of Human Cardiac Allografts. Transplantation 1995, 59: 204-211. PMID: 7530872, DOI: 10.1097/00007890-199501000-00009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcute DiseaseAdultBiopsyCD3 ComplexCell Adhesion MoleculesE-SelectinGraft RejectionHeart TransplantationHumansIntercellular Adhesion Molecule-1Longitudinal StudiesMiddle AgedMyocardial IschemiaMyocardiumPredictive Value of TestsProspective StudiesT-LymphocytesVascular Cell Adhesion Molecule-1ConceptsVascular cell adhesion molecule-1Intercellular adhesion molecule-1T-cell infiltratesHuman cardiac allograftsAdhesion molecule expressionVCAM-1 expressionAdhesion molecule-1E-selectinCardiac allograftsCell infiltrateIschemic injuryMolecule expressionEndothelial adhesion molecules intercellular adhesion molecule-1Molecule-1Adhesion molecule intercellular adhesion molecule-1Lesser extent VCAM-1Endothelial cell adhesion molecule expressionEndothelial adhesion molecule expressionAdhesion moleculesCell adhesion molecule-1Ongoing acute rejectionSuccessful antirejection therapyCardiac allograft rejectionHuman transplant recipientsImmediate posttransplant period
1994
Human T-cell-mediated destruction of allogeneic dermal microvessels in a severe combined immunodeficient mouse.
Murray AG, Petzelbauer P, Hughes CC, Costa J, Askenase P, Pober JS. Human T-cell-mediated destruction of allogeneic dermal microvessels in a severe combined immunodeficient mouse. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 1994, 91: 9146-9150. PMID: 8090783, PMCID: PMC44764, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.91.19.9146.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsGraft RejectionHumansMiceMice, SCIDMicrocirculationSkinSkin TransplantationT-LymphocytesTransplantation, HeterologousConceptsSignificant T-cell infiltrationT-cell-mediated injuryT cell-mediated destructionVascular cell adhesion molecule-1Human microvesselsSevere combined immunodeficient (SCID) miceMajor histocompatibility complex (MHC) class II moleculesCell adhesion molecule-1Human allograft rejectionT-cell infiltratesT cell infiltrationCombined Immunodeficient MiceImmunodeficient mouse modelAdhesion molecule-1Human skin graftsClass II moleculesPotential therapeutic reagentSmall animal modelsHuman vascular endotheliumAllograft rejectionSkin rejectionMouse microvesselsSkin graftsT cellsImmunodeficient mice