2016
Rac2 Modulates Atherosclerotic Calcification by Regulating Macrophage Interleukin-1&bgr; Production
Ceneri N, Zhao L, Young BD, Healy A, Coskun S, Vasavada H, Yarovinsky TO, Ike K, Pardi R, Qin L, Qin L, Tellides G, Hirschi K, Meadows J, Soufer R, Chun HJ, Sadeghi M, Bender JR, Morrison AR. Rac2 Modulates Atherosclerotic Calcification by Regulating Macrophage Interleukin-1&bgr; Production. Arteriosclerosis Thrombosis And Vascular Biology 2016, 37: 328-340. PMID: 27834690, PMCID: PMC5269510, DOI: 10.1161/atvbaha.116.308507.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAortaAortic DiseasesApolipoproteins EAtherosclerosisCells, CulturedCoronary Artery DiseaseCoronary VesselsFemaleGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseHumansInflammation MediatorsInterleukin 1 Receptor Antagonist ProteinInterleukin-1betaMacrophagesMaleMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutMuscle, Smooth, VascularMyocytes, Smooth MuscleNeuropeptidesPhenotypePlaque, AtheroscleroticPrognosisRac GTP-Binding ProteinsRac1 GTP-Binding ProteinSignal TransductionTransfectionUp-RegulationVascular CalcificationConceptsCoronary calcium burdenIL-1β expressionCalcium burdenSerum IL-1β levelsElevated IL-1βIL-1β levelsCoronary artery diseaseInterleukin-1β expressionCalcified coronary arteryCardiovascular deathCardiovascular eventsArtery diseaseIndependent predictorsClinical outcomesVascular calcificationCoronary arteryIL-1βPlaque calciumAtherosclerotic calcificationExperimental atherogenesisInflammatory regulatorsMacrophage interleukinAtherosclerotic plaquesTherapeutic targetProgressive calcification
1998
Retroviral Gene Transfer: Effects on Endothelial Cell Phenotype
Inaba M, Toninelli E, Vanmeter G, Bender J, Conte M. Retroviral Gene Transfer: Effects on Endothelial Cell Phenotype. Journal Of Surgical Research 1998, 78: 31-36. PMID: 9733614, DOI: 10.1006/jsre.1998.5379.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEndothelial cellsTransduced ECsCell adhesion molecule profilesCell phenotypeHuman umbilical vein endothelial cellsUmbilical vein endothelial cellsAdhesion molecule profileUpregulation of expressionGT protocolVein endothelial cellsTarget cell phenotypeViral exposureMHC-IICardiovascular diseaseActivation moleculeICAM-1Endothelial cell phenotypeVCAM-1E-selectinGene transferVivo gene transferCell countSystemic deliveryCytokine stimulationUnaltered pattern
1994
Epican, a heparan/chondroitin sulfate proteoglycan form of CD44, mediates cell-cell adhesion
Milstone L, Hough-Monroe L, Kugelman L, Bender J, Haggerty J. Epican, a heparan/chondroitin sulfate proteoglycan form of CD44, mediates cell-cell adhesion. Journal Of Cell Science 1994, 107: 3183-3190. PMID: 7699015, DOI: 10.1242/jcs.107.11.3183.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHeterogeneous activation thresholds to cytokines in genetically distinct endothelial cells: evidence for diverse transcriptional responses.
Bender JR, Sadeghi MM, Watson C, Pfau S, Pardi R. Heterogeneous activation thresholds to cytokines in genetically distinct endothelial cells: evidence for diverse transcriptional responses. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 1994, 91: 3994-3998. PMID: 7513430, PMCID: PMC43709, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.91.9.3994.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1989
EVIDENCE THAT CYTOTOXIC LYMPHOCYTES ALTER AND TRAVERSE ALLOGENEIC ENDOTHELIAL CELL MONOLAYERS
BENDER J, PARDI R, KOSEK J, ENGLEMAN E. EVIDENCE THAT CYTOTOXIC LYMPHOCYTES ALTER AND TRAVERSE ALLOGENEIC ENDOTHELIAL CELL MONOLAYERS. Transplantation 1989, 47: 1047-1052. PMID: 2660343, DOI: 10.1097/00007890-198906000-00026.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAllogeneic endothelial cellsEndothelial cellsClass II major histocompatibility complex antigensMajor histocompatibility complex antigensLymphocyte-EC adhesionHistocompatibility complex antigensEC monolayersSame morphologic changesAllogeneic lymphocytesLymphocyte subsetsLymphocyte subpopulationsAutologous combinationsEndothelial cell monolayersSuch lymphocytesSurface phenotypeComplex antigensIntact EC monolayerRecombinant cytokinesMorphologic changesLymphocytesCell monolayersEC barrierFunctional consequencesCurrent findingsCellular interactions
1987
Phenotypic and functional characterization of lymphocytes that bind human microvascular endothelial cells in vitro. Evidence for preferential binding of natural killer cells.
Bender J, Pardi R, Karasek M, Engleman E. Phenotypic and functional characterization of lymphocytes that bind human microvascular endothelial cells in vitro. Evidence for preferential binding of natural killer cells. Journal Of Clinical Investigation 1987, 79: 1679-1688. PMID: 3495552, PMCID: PMC424501, DOI: 10.1172/jci113007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNatural killer cellsMicrovascular endothelial cellsEndothelial cellsKiller cellsE-RFCRosette forming lymphocytesRecombinant interleukin-1Human microvascular endothelial cellsReceptor-ligand interactionsLymphocyte subsetsNK effectorsNK targetsGraft rejectionNK cellsLeu-11Lymphocyte fractionInterleukin-1Microvascular endotheliumSpecific receptor-ligand interactionsAllograftsLymphocytesEC monolayersCritical targetCellsQuantitative adherence