1997
Pig but not human interferon-γ initiates human cell-mediated rejection of pig tissue in vivo
Sultan P, Murray A, McNiff J, Lorber M, Askenase P, Bothwell A, Pober J. Pig but not human interferon-γ initiates human cell-mediated rejection of pig tissue in vivo. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 1997, 94: 8767-8772. PMID: 9238052, PMCID: PMC23121, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.94.16.8767.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuman peripheral blood mononuclear cellsPeripheral blood mononuclear cellsPig skin graftsCell-mediated rejectionBlood mononuclear cellsIFN-gammaMononuclear cellsSkin graftsDermal microvesselsMajor histocompatibility complex (MHC) molecule expressionT cell-mediated rejectionPerivascular mononuclear cell infiltratesClass II major histocompatibility complex moleculesMononuclear cell infiltrateMajor histocompatibility complex moleculesTumor necrosis factorEvidence of injuryHistocompatibility complex moleculesPig endothelial cellsCell infiltrateIntradermal injectionMolecule expressionSparse infiltrateIntraperitoneal inoculationMouse microvessels
1990
The potential roles of vascular endothelium in immune reactions
Pober J, Doukas J, Hughes C, Savage C, Munro J, Cotran R. The potential roles of vascular endothelium in immune reactions. Human Immunology 1990, 28: 258-262. PMID: 2190954, DOI: 10.1016/0198-8859(90)90027-m.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsCell-mediated immune reactionsT cellsImmune reactionsEndothelial cellsFunctional T cell activationClass II major histocompatibility complex moleculesImmune accessory functionAntigen-specific CD4Helper T cellsAntigen presenting cellsDevelopment of inflammationMajor histocompatibility complex moleculesBlood-derived leukocytesImmune accessory cellsCell typesT cell activationHistocompatibility complex moleculesVascular endothelial cellsSpecific CD4Inflammatory infiltrateVascular responsesPresenting cellsForeign antigensVascular endotheliumCostimulatory signals