Interleukin-17 and Interferon-γ Are Produced Concomitantly by Human Coronary Artery–Infiltrating T Cells and Act Synergistically on Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells
Eid RE, Rao DA, Zhou J, Lo SF, Ranjbaran H, Gallo A, Sokol SI, Pfau S, Pober JS, Tellides G. Interleukin-17 and Interferon-γ Are Produced Concomitantly by Human Coronary Artery–Infiltrating T Cells and Act Synergistically on Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells. Circulation 2009, 119: 1424-1432. PMID: 19255340, PMCID: PMC2898514, DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.108.827618.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedCD4-Positive T-LymphocytesCells, CulturedChemokine CXCL10Coronary Artery DiseaseCoronary VesselsFemaleGene Expression RegulationHumansInflammation MediatorsInterferon-gammaInterleukin-17Interleukin-6Interleukin-8InterleukinsMaleMiddle AgedMuscle, Smooth, VascularMyocytes, Smooth MuscleReceptors, InterferonReceptors, Interleukin-17Signal TransductionT-Lymphocyte SubsetsTransforming Growth Factor beta1VasculitisConceptsVascular smooth muscle cellsSmooth muscle cellsIL-17IFN-gammaT cellsCoronary atherosclerosisMuscle cellsCoronary arteryIL-6Signature cytokinesIL-17 plasma levelsCultured vascular smooth muscle cellsIL-17 synthesisIL-17 responsesHuman coronary atherosclerosisIL-17 secretionSubset of patientsIL-17 producersT helper cellsIFN-gamma synthesisIFN-gamma producersYoung healthy individualsAtherosclerotic coronary arteriesHuman coronary arteriesTh17 cells