2005
Rapid, Estrogen Receptor–Mediated Signaling: Why Is the Endothelium So Special?
Kim KH, Bender JR. Rapid, Estrogen Receptor–Mediated Signaling: Why Is the Endothelium So Special? Science Signaling 2005, 2005: pe28. PMID: 15956360, DOI: 10.1126/stke.2882005pe28.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAnimalsCaveolaeCoronary DiseaseEndothelium, VascularEnzyme ActivationEstrogen Replacement TherapyFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedNitric OxideNitric Oxide Synthase Type IIIPostmenopausePremenopauseProtein IsoformsProto-Oncogene Proteins pp60(c-src)Randomized Controlled Trials as TopicReceptors, EstrogenSex DistributionSignal TransductionConceptsEstrogen receptorEndothelial NO synthaseNitric oxideEndothelial cellsHormone replacement therapyMembrane estrogen receptorsEndothelial activationVascular healthReplacement therapyCardiovascular diseaseVascular pathologyNO synthasePotent stimulusEstrogen responseFunctional alterationsENOS activationNongenomic responsesNO releaseRegulatory tissuesGenomic effectsCommon formProtective substancesMajor targetEndotheliumReceptors
2004
Vascular cell adhesion molecule-1-targeted detection of endothelial activation in human microvasculature
Sadeghi MM, Schechner JS, Krassilnikova S, Gharaei AA, Zhang J, Kirkiles-Smith N, Sinusas AJ, Zaret BL, Bender JR. Vascular cell adhesion molecule-1-targeted detection of endothelial activation in human microvasculature. Transplantation Proceedings 2004, 36: 1585-1591. PMID: 15251390, DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2004.05.060.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChimeric human/mouse modelHuman/mouse modelHuman skin graftsEndothelial activationSkin graftsEndothelial cellsMouse modelIsotype-matched control antibodySCID/beige miceTumor necrosis factorEndothelial adhesion moleculesMurine VCAM-1Murine red blood cellsRed blood cellsHuman endothelial cellsControl antibodyInflammatory responseNecrosis factorBeige miceTc-99mVCAM-1Tissue vascularityMonoclonal antibodiesBlood cellsAdhesion molecules
1998
Induction of transporter associated with antigen processing by interferon γ confers endothelial cell cytoprotection against natural killer-mediated lysis
Ayalon O, Hughes E, Cresswell P, Lee J, O’Donnell L, Pardi R, Bender J. Induction of transporter associated with antigen processing by interferon γ confers endothelial cell cytoprotection against natural killer-mediated lysis. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 1998, 95: 2435-2440. PMID: 9482903, PMCID: PMC19366, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.95.5.2435.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMHC IInduction of transportersEndothelial cellsNK-resistant cell linesNatural killer-mediated lysisMajor histocompatibility complex INK inhibitory receptorsNK effector cellsPretreatment of ECB-lymphoblastoid cell linesEC sensitivityDermal microvascular endothelial cellsMicrovascular endothelial cellsCell linesHuman umbilical vein endothelial cellsExpression/functionUmbilical vein endothelial cellsAdenoviral-mediated transductionVascular vulnerabilityVein endothelial cellsNK assaysEffector cellsEndothelial activationInhibitory receptorsDeficient targets
1995
Contact-dependent endothelial class II HLA gene activation induced by NK cells is mediated by IFN-gamma-dependent and -independent mechanisms.
Watson C, Petzelbauer P, Zhou J, Pardi R, Bender J. Contact-dependent endothelial class II HLA gene activation induced by NK cells is mediated by IFN-gamma-dependent and -independent mechanisms. The Journal Of Immunology 1995, 154: 3222-33. PMID: 7897208, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.154.7.3222.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAntigens, Differentiation, B-LymphocyteBase SequenceBlotting, NorthernCell AdhesionCells, CulturedEndothelium, VascularGene Expression RegulationHistocompatibility Antigens Class IIHLA-DR AntigensHumansInterferon-gammaKiller Cells, NaturalMolecular Sequence DataOrgan Culture TechniquesPromoter Regions, GeneticSkinTranscriptional ActivationTransfectionConceptsNK cellsNK lymphocytesEndothelial cellsIFN-gammaMHC class II AgIFN-gamma dependenceT cell recruitmentClass II HLAClass II expressionHLA-DR inductionClass II AgT cell proliferationMembrane expressionTrans-well experimentsReceptor AbEndothelial activationImmune amplificationCell recruitmentMicrovessel endotheliumHuman IFN-gammaPromoter constructsClonal expansionCoculture modelCell proliferationChinese hamster ovary cells