2007
An Inflammatory Pathway of IFN-γ Production in Coronary Atherosclerosis
Ranjbaran H, Sokol SI, Gallo A, Eid RE, Iakimov AO, D’Alessio A, Kapoor JR, Akhtar S, Howes CJ, Aslan M, Pfau S, Pober JS, Tellides G. An Inflammatory Pathway of IFN-γ Production in Coronary Atherosclerosis. The Journal Of Immunology 2007, 178: 592-604. PMID: 17182600, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.178.1.592.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIL-12/ILIFN-gamma-inducible chemokinesCoronary atherosclerosisIL-12IL-18IFN-gammaPlasma levelsT cellsTh1-type cytokine productionHuman atherosclerotic coronary arteriesAcute coronary syndromeSubset of patientsHuman coronary atherosclerosisTh1-type cytokinesC-reactive proteinIFN-γ productionElevated plasma levelsPlasma of patientsInnate immune responseAtherosclerotic coronary arteriesCoronary syndromeSystemic inflammationCardiac catheterizationCardiopulmonary bypassGamma secretion
1994
Heterogeneous activation thresholds to cytokines in genetically distinct endothelial cells: evidence for diverse transcriptional responses.
Bender JR, Sadeghi MM, Watson C, Pfau S, Pardi R. Heterogeneous activation thresholds to cytokines in genetically distinct endothelial cells: evidence for diverse transcriptional responses. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 1994, 91: 3994-3998. PMID: 7513430, PMCID: PMC43709, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.91.9.3994.Peer-Reviewed Original Research