2001
Peripheral Blood Fibrocytes: Differentiation Pathway and Migration to Wound Sites
Abe R, Donnelly S, Peng T, Bucala R, Metz C. Peripheral Blood Fibrocytes: Differentiation Pathway and Migration to Wound Sites. The Journal Of Immunology 2001, 166: 7556-7562. PMID: 11390511, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.166.12.7556.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBlood CellsCell DifferentiationCell MovementCells, CulturedCollagenFemaleFibroblastsFibrosisGelsHumansInjections, IntravenousLipopolysaccharide ReceptorsMiceMice, Inbred BALB CReceptors, ChemokineStem Cell TransplantationStem CellsTransforming Growth Factor betaTransforming Growth Factor beta1Wound HealingConceptsCultured fibrocytesTissue injuryChemokine/chemokine receptor interactionsUnique cell surface phenotypeCutaneous tissue injurySecondary lymphoid chemokineAlpha-smooth muscle actinWound healingWound healing myofibroblastsMononuclear cell populationsCCR7 chemokine receptorChemokine receptor interactionsPotent immunostimulatory activitySmooth muscle actinCell surface phenotypeBlood-borne cellsDifferentiation pathwayFibrocyte traffickingLymphoid chemokinesFibrocyte differentiationChemokine receptorsT cellsSurface phenotypePotent stimulusMuscle actin
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
An Essential Role for Macrophage Migration Inhibitory Factor (MIF) in Angiogenesis and the Growth of a Murine Lymphoma
Chesney J, Metz C, Bacher M, Peng T, Meinhardt A, Bucala R. An Essential Role for Macrophage Migration Inhibitory Factor (MIF) in Angiogenesis and the Growth of a Murine Lymphoma. Molecular Medicine 1999, 5: 181-191. PMID: 10404515, PMCID: PMC2230298, DOI: 10.1007/bf03402061.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAntibodiesCell DivisionCollagenDisease Models, AnimalDrug CombinationsEndothelium, VascularHumansImmunohistochemistryLamininLymphoma, B-CellMacrophage Migration-Inhibitory FactorsMiceMice, Inbred StrainsNeovascularization, PathologicOligonucleotides, AntisenseProteoglycansTumor Cells, CulturedConceptsMacrophage migration inhibitory factorRole of MIFAnti-MIF monoclonal antibodyMigration inhibitory factorB-cell lymphomaMonoclonal antibodiesCell lymphomaEffect of MIFBackgroundMacrophage migration inhibitory factorInhibitory factorC3H/HeN miceTumor-associated neovasculatureActivation of macrophagesAutocrine growth factorMicrovascular endothelial cellsCultured microvascular endothelial cellsAnti-neoplastic agentsNew blood vessel formationSolid tumor biologyEndothelial cell proliferationMIF expressionHeN miceSyngeneic modelMIF proteinTumor response
1997
Elevated AGE-Modified ApoB in Sera of Euglycemic, Normolipidemic Patients with Atherosclerosis: Relationship to Tissue AGEs
Stitt A, He C, Friedman S, Scher L, Rossi P, Ong L, Founds H, Li Y, Bucala R, Vlassara H. Elevated AGE-Modified ApoB in Sera of Euglycemic, Normolipidemic Patients with Atherosclerosis: Relationship to Tissue AGEs. Molecular Medicine 1997, 3: 617-627. PMID: 9323713, PMCID: PMC2230092, DOI: 10.1007/bf03401819.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAgingApolipoproteins BArteriosclerosisCarotid ArteriesCollagenEndothelium, VascularEnzyme-Linked Immunosorbent AssayFemaleGlycation End Products, AdvancedHumansImmunohistochemistryMacrophagesMaleMicroscopy, FluorescenceMiddle AgedReceptor for Advanced Glycation End ProductsReceptors, ImmunologicRegression AnalysisConceptsSmooth muscle cellsAGE-specific receptorsMononuclear cellsAtherosclerotic vascular diseaseOcclusive atherosclerotic diseaseDevelopment of hyperlipidemiaLipid-laden macrophagesYoung healthy personsEarly-stage lesionsCardiac bypass patientsAGE-R1Nondiabetic patientsAsymptomatic patientsAsymptomatic personsBypass patientsNormolipidemic patientsAtherosclerotic diseaseDistribution of ageVascular diseaseInflammatory responseLate-stage plaquesAtheromatous lesionsEarly lesionsFatty streaksNondiabetic etiology
1995
Formation of Immunochemical Advanced Glycosylation End Products Precedes and Correlates With Early Manifestations of Renal and Retinal Disease in Diabetes
Beisswenger P, Makita Z, Curphey T, Moore L, Jean S, Brinck-Johnsen T, Bucala R, Vlassara H. Formation of Immunochemical Advanced Glycosylation End Products Precedes and Correlates With Early Manifestations of Renal and Retinal Disease in Diabetes. Diabetes 1995, 44: 824-829. PMID: 7789650, DOI: 10.2337/diab.44.7.824.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdvanced glycosylation end productsEnzyme-linked immunosorbent assayAlbumin excretionDuration of diabetesElevated levelsNormal renal statusTissue advanced glycosylation end productsDiabetic vascular complicationsTissue AGE levelsGlycosylation end productsEvident retinopathyMicroalbuminuric phaseOvert microangiopathySevere retinopathyVascular complicationsDiabetic nephropathyRenal statusUrinary albuminProliferative retinopathyEarly retinopathyHigher age levelsSignificant elevationRetinopathyRetinal diseasesEarly manifestation
1994
Circulating Fibrocytes Define a New Leukocyte Subpopulation That Mediates Tissue Repair
Bucala R, Spiegel L, Chesney J, Hogan M, Cerami A. Circulating Fibrocytes Define a New Leukocyte Subpopulation That Mediates Tissue Repair. Molecular Medicine 1994, 1: 71-81. PMID: 8790603, PMCID: PMC2229929, DOI: 10.1007/bf03403533.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBase SequenceBone MarrowBone Marrow CellsCD4 AntigensCell AdhesionCells, CulturedCentrifugationChimeraCollagenConnective TissueCytoskeletonDNA-Binding ProteinsDose-Response Relationship, RadiationFemaleFibroblastsFlow CytometryFluorescent Antibody TechniqueHumansImmunohistochemistryLeukocytesMaleMiceMice, Inbred BALB CMicroscopy, ElectronMolecular Sequence DataNuclear ProteinsPhenotypeSex-Determining Region Y ProteinTime FactorsTranscription FactorsTransplantation, HeterologousVimentinWound HealingConceptsTissue injuryLeukocyte subpopulationsScar formationLong-term remodelingFibroblast-like propertiesNormal wound repairConnective tissue scarConnective tissue elementsCell typesFibrotic responseTissue scarWound chambersPathological fibrotic responsesHost responseInjuryConnective tissueFibrocytesWound repairFibroblast propertiesTissue repairTissue elementsDistinctive phenotypeSubpopulationsTissueNovel cell types