2000
Peripheral blood fibrocytes: Mesenchymal precursor cells and the pathogenesis of fibrosis
Chesney J, Bucala R. Peripheral blood fibrocytes: Mesenchymal precursor cells and the pathogenesis of fibrosis. Current Rheumatology Reports 2000, 2: 501-505. PMID: 11123104, DOI: 10.1007/s11926-000-0027-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPeripheral blood fibrocytesBlood fibrocytesTissue injuryDistinct cell surface phenotypePersistent T-cell activationNaïve T cellsPathogenesis of fibrosisCell surface phenotypeT cell activationCognate immunityAutoimmune disordersConnective tissue cellsImmunohistochemical studyForeign antigensT cellsSurface phenotypeMesenchymal precursor cellsScar formationFibrotic tissueFibrocytesGrowth factorPrecursor cellsNovel populationMatrix depositionInjury
1999
Interaction of Borrelia burgdorferi with Peripheral Blood Fibrocytes, Antigen-Presenting Cells with the Potential for Connective Tissue Targeting
Grab D, Lanners H, Martin L, Chesney J, Cai C, Adkisson H, Bucala R. Interaction of Borrelia burgdorferi with Peripheral Blood Fibrocytes, Antigen-Presenting Cells with the Potential for Connective Tissue Targeting. Molecular Medicine 1999, 5: 46-54. PMID: 10072447, PMCID: PMC2230375, DOI: 10.1007/bf03402138.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPeripheral blood fibrocytesBlood fibrocytesDifferent cell typesB. burgdorferiB. burgdorferi bindsInteraction of BorreliaMolecular mechanismsOspB proteinsAntigen presenting cellsCell typesFibroblast-like cellsCellular interactionsCell membraneJoint connective tissuesCollagen type ILyme arthritisPresent antigensInflammatory processT cellsFunctional capacityCellular collagenImmune systemFlow cytometryFibrocytesConnective tissue
1997
The peripheral blood fibrocyte is a potent antigen-presenting cell capable of priming naive T cells in situ
Chesney J, Bacher M, Bender A, Bucala R. The peripheral blood fibrocyte is a potent antigen-presenting cell capable of priming naive T cells in situ. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 1997, 94: 6307-6312. PMID: 9177213, PMCID: PMC21045, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.94.12.6307.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAntigen-Presenting CellsAntigens, CDCell DifferentiationCell MovementCells, CulturedCicatrixCoculture TechniquesCrosses, GeneticFemaleFibroblastsFlow CytometryHIVHIV Core Protein p24HIV Envelope Protein gp120HLA-DR AntigensHumansImmunophenotypingLymphocyte ActivationMaleMiceMice, Inbred BALB CMice, Inbred C3HMice, Inbred DBANeutralization TestsSkinT-LymphocytesConceptsNaive T cellsAntigen presentationT cellsHuman fibrocytesDistinct cell surface phenotypePrime naive T cellsPotent antigen-presenting cellsMajor histocompatability complex (MHC) moleculesAdhesion molecules CD11aAntigen-specific immunityProximal lymph nodesPeripheral blood fibrocytesAntigen-presenting cellsCostimulatory molecules CD80T cell proliferationCell surface phenotypeBlood-borne cellsHIV protein p24Dendritic cellsLymph nodesBlood fibrocytesPotent APCsTissue injurySurface phenotypeCutaneous injury