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
1993
Tumor necrosis factor activates human endothelial cells through the p55 tumor necrosis factor receptor but the p75 receptor contributes to activation at low tumor necrosis factor concentration.
Slowik MR, De Luca LG, Fiers W, Pober JS. Tumor necrosis factor activates human endothelial cells through the p55 tumor necrosis factor receptor but the p75 receptor contributes to activation at low tumor necrosis factor concentration. American Journal Of Pathology 1993, 143: 1724-30. PMID: 7504889, PMCID: PMC1887273.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEndothelial leukocyte adhesion molecule-1Endothelial cellsHuman endothelial cellsTumor necrosis factor concentrationsMonoclonal antibodiesNecrosis factor concentrationsLeukocyte adhesion molecule-1Major histocompatibility complex moleculesActivation of ECTumor necrosis factorAdhesion molecule-1Class I major histocompatibility complex moleculesLeukocyte adhesion moleculesTumor necrosis factor receptorELAM-1 inductionRecombinant human TNFHistocompatibility complex moleculesNecrosis factor receptorCultured endothelial cellsP75 receptorTumor necrosisNecrosis factorMolecule-1Receptor typesTNF receptor
1990
Tumor necrosis factor and immune interferon synergistically increase transcription of HLA class I heavy- and light-chain genes in vascular endothelium.
Johnson DR, Pober JS. Tumor necrosis factor and immune interferon synergistically increase transcription of HLA class I heavy- and light-chain genes in vascular endothelium. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 1990, 87: 5183-5187. PMID: 2164225, PMCID: PMC54286, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.87.13.5183.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBase SequenceCell NucleusCells, CulturedDrug SynergismEndothelium, VascularFlow CytometryGenes, MHC Class IHistocompatibility Antigens Class IHumansInterferon Type IInterferon-gammaMacromolecular SubstancesMolecular Sequence DataReceptors, Cell SurfaceReceptors, Tumor Necrosis FactorRecombinant ProteinsRNA, MessengerSequence Homology, Nucleic AcidTranscription, GeneticTumor Necrosis Factor-alphaConceptsNecrosis factorHuman endothelial cellsEndothelial cellsClass IInterferon gammaImmune interferonMRNA levelsMajor histocompatibility complex moleculesTumor necrosis factorHLA class IClass I major histocompatibility complex moleculesCultured human endothelial cellsHistocompatibility complex moleculesUntreated endothelial cellsSynergistic increaseThe potential roles of vascular endothelium in immune reactions
Pober J, Doukas J, Hughes C, Savage C, Munro J, Cotran R. The potential roles of vascular endothelium in immune reactions. Human Immunology 1990, 28: 258-262. PMID: 2190954, DOI: 10.1016/0198-8859(90)90027-m.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsCell-mediated immune reactionsT cellsImmune reactionsEndothelial cellsFunctional T cell activationClass II major histocompatibility complex moleculesImmune accessory functionAntigen-specific CD4Helper T cellsAntigen presenting cellsDevelopment of inflammationMajor histocompatibility complex moleculesBlood-derived leukocytesImmune accessory cellsCell typesT cell activationHistocompatibility complex moleculesVascular endothelial cellsSpecific CD4Inflammatory infiltrateVascular responsesPresenting cellsForeign antigensVascular endotheliumCostimulatory signals