1987
Induction of an activation antigen on postcapillary venular endothelium in human skin organ culture.
Messadi DV, Pober JS, Fiers W, Gimbrone MA, Murphy GF. Induction of an activation antigen on postcapillary venular endothelium in human skin organ culture. The Journal Of Immunology 1987, 139: 1557-62. PMID: 3497975, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.139.5.1557.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTumor necrosis factorActivation antigensNecrosis factorInterleukin-1Microvascular endotheliumEndothelial cellsEndothelial activation antigenMediators interleukin-1Postcapillary venular endotheliumCultured human umbilical vein endothelial cellsSuperficial vascular plexusOrgan cultureHuman skin organ cultureShort-term organ cultureHuman umbilical vein endothelial cellsSkin organ cultureUmbilical vein endothelial cellsVenular endothelial cellsMicrovascular stainingPostcapillary venular endothelial cellsVein endothelial cellsEndogenous cytokinesLymphocyte traffickingInterleukin-2Venular endothelium
1986
Two monokines, interleukin 1 and tumor necrosis factor, render cultured vascular endothelial cells susceptible to lysis by antibodies circulating during Kawasaki syndrome.
Leung DY, Geha RS, Newburger JW, Burns JC, Fiers W, Lapierre LA, Pober JS. Two monokines, interleukin 1 and tumor necrosis factor, render cultured vascular endothelial cells susceptible to lysis by antibodies circulating during Kawasaki syndrome. Journal Of Experimental Medicine 1986, 164: 1958-1972. PMID: 3491174, PMCID: PMC2188474, DOI: 10.1084/jem.164.6.1958.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute Kawasaki syndromeTumor necrosis factorKawasaki syndromeHuman endothelial cellsIL-1Cytotoxic antibodiesImmune activationEndothelial cellsNecrosis factorTarget antigenComplement-dependent cytotoxic activityAcute febrile illnessEndothelial cell antigensVascular smooth muscle cellsAge-matched controlsMonocytes/macrophagesSmooth muscle cellsCultured vascular endothelial cellsVascular endothelial cellsComplement-mediated killingDiffuse vasculitisConvalescent phaseFebrile illnessAcute phaseVascular injury