2016
Eculizumab Therapy for Chronic Antibody‐Mediated Injury in Kidney Transplant Recipients: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial
Kulkarni S, Kirkiles‐Smith N, Deng YH, Formica RN, Moeckel G, Broecker V, Bow L, Tomlin R, Pober JS. Eculizumab Therapy for Chronic Antibody‐Mediated Injury in Kidney Transplant Recipients: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial. American Journal Of Transplantation 2016, 17: 682-691. PMID: 27501352, DOI: 10.1111/ajt.14001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAgedAntibodies, Monoclonal, HumanizedChronic DiseaseComplement C5Complement Inactivating AgentsEarly Intervention, EducationalFemaleFollow-Up StudiesGlomerular Filtration RateGraft RejectionGraft SurvivalHumansIsoantibodiesKidney Failure, ChronicKidney Function TestsKidney TransplantationLiving DonorsMaleMiddle AgedPilot ProjectsPrognosisRisk FactorsTissue DonorsTransplant RecipientsYoung AdultConceptsDe novo donor-specific antibodiesComplement inhibitionTreatment groupsNovo donor-specific antibodiesAntibody-Mediated InjuryC1q-positive patientsDonor-specific antibodiesKidney transplant recipientsPrimary end pointEndothelial cell injuryMo of observationEculizumab therapyEculizumab treatmentHumoral injuryTransplant recipientsKidney transplantRenal functionKidney functionChronic settingEGFR trajectoriesTreatment periodCell injuryPatientsEnd pointPercentage change
2001
Endothelial cell activation by tumor necrosis factor elicits human antiporcine cell-mediated rejection responses
Kirkiles-Smith NC, Tereb DA, Kim RW, McNiff JM, Schechner JS, Lorber MI, Pober JS, Tellides G. Endothelial cell activation by tumor necrosis factor elicits human antiporcine cell-mediated rejection responses. Transplantation Proceedings 2001, 33: 412-413. PMID: 11266888, DOI: 10.1016/s0041-1345(00)02072-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAnimalsCytokinesEndothelium, VascularGraft RejectionHistocompatibility Antigens Class IHistocompatibility Antigens Class IIHumansLymphocyte ActivationMiceMice, SCIDModels, AnimalSkin TransplantationSpecies SpecificitySwineT-LymphocytesTransplantation ChimeraTransplantation ToleranceTransplantation, HeterologousTumor Necrosis Factor-alpha
2000
Human TNF Can Induce Nonspecific Inflammatory and Human Immune-Mediated Microvascular Injury of Pig Skin Xenografts in Immunodeficient Mouse Hosts
Kirkiles-Smith N, Tereb D, Kim R, McNiff J, Schechner J, Lorber M, Pober J, Tellides G. Human TNF Can Induce Nonspecific Inflammatory and Human Immune-Mediated Microvascular Injury of Pig Skin Xenografts in Immunodeficient Mouse Hosts. The Journal Of Immunology 2000, 164: 6601-6609. PMID: 10843720, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.164.12.6601.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdoptive TransferAdultAnimalsCell Adhesion MoleculesDose-Response Relationship, ImmunologicDrug SynergismEndothelium, VascularGraft RejectionHistocompatibility AntigensHumansInterferon-gammaMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, SCIDMicrocirculationSevere Combined ImmunodeficiencySkin TransplantationSwineT-LymphocytesTransplantation, HeterologousTumor Necrosis Factor-alphaUp-RegulationConceptsHuman T-cell infiltrationPig skin xenograftsT cell infiltrationSkin xenograftsCell infiltrationHuman TNFIFN-gammaE-selectinT cell-mediated rejectionEndothelial cellsAdhesion moleculesCytokine-mediated injuryNonspecific inflammatory damagePig skin graftsCell-mediated rejectionAppropriate therapeutic targetsImmunodeficient mouse modelPorcine E-selectinEndothelial adhesion moleculesPorcine IFN-gammaClass II moleculesHuman skin allograftsMHC class IPorcine endothelial cellsImmunodeficient mouse hostsLarge-Scale Culture and Selective Maturation of Human Langerhans Cells from Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factor-Mobilized CD34+ Progenitors
Gatti E, Velleca M, Biedermann B, Ma W, Unternaehrer J, Ebersold M, Medzhitov R, Pober J, Mellman I. Large-Scale Culture and Selective Maturation of Human Langerhans Cells from Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factor-Mobilized CD34+ Progenitors. The Journal Of Immunology 2000, 164: 3600-3607. PMID: 10725716, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.164.7.3600.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAntigens, CD1Antigens, CD34Antigens, Differentiation, T-LymphocyteAntigens, NeoplasmCD40 LigandCell CountCell Culture TechniquesCell DifferentiationDendritic CellsGranulocyte Colony-Stimulating FactorHematopoietic Stem Cell TransplantationHumansImmunophenotypingLangerhans CellsLeukapheresisLigandsLipopolysaccharidesMembrane GlycoproteinsStem CellsTumor Necrosis Factor-alphaConceptsDendritic cellsLangerhans cellsT cell stimulationG-CSF-mobilized patientsManipulation of DCsImmature dendritic cellsIL-12 productionPrimary immune responseHuman Langerhans cellsCell stimulationDifferent proinflammatory stimuliToll family receptorsDC preparationsMaturation stimuliTNF-alphaCD40 ligandMHC productsImmune responseBirbeck granulesProinflammatory stimuliCytokine removalFamily receptorsAg processingDC typesHomogenous populationInterferon-γ elicits arteriosclerosis in the absence of leukocytes
Tellides G, Tereb D, Kirkiles-Smith N, Kim R, Wilson J, Schechner J, Lorber M, Pober J. Interferon-γ elicits arteriosclerosis in the absence of leukocytes. Nature 2000, 403: 207-211. PMID: 10646607, DOI: 10.1038/35003221.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAnimalsArteriosclerosisCell DivisionCells, CulturedCoronary VesselsHistocompatibility AntigensHumansImage Processing, Computer-AssistedImmunohistochemistryInterferon-gammaLeukocytesMiceMice, SCIDMuscle, Smooth, VascularPlatelet-Derived Growth FactorReceptor, Platelet-Derived Growth Factor betaSwineTransplantation, HeterologousConceptsVascular smooth muscle cellsGraft arteriosclerosisIntimal expansionAbsence of leukocytesLesions of atherosclerosisSmooth muscle cellsAllogeneic transplantationArteriosclerotic changesAtheroma formationCytokine interferonExogenous IFNAntigen presentationT cellsImmunodeficient miceMononuclear leukocytesMouse modelArterial intimaIFNMuscle cellsArteriosclerosisLeukocytesHuman arteriesAtherosclerosisCellsTransplantation
1999
Human endothelial cells augment early CD40 ligand expression in activated CD4+ T cells through LFA-3-mediated stabilization of mRNA.
Murakami K, Ma W, Fuleihan R, Pober J. Human endothelial cells augment early CD40 ligand expression in activated CD4+ T cells through LFA-3-mediated stabilization of mRNA. The Journal Of Immunology 1999, 163: 2667-73. PMID: 10453007, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.163.5.2667.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCD40 ligand expressionT cellsCD40L mRNALFA-3CD40L expressionICAM-1Ligand expressionICAM-1 antisense oligonucleotideT-cell mRNA expressionCD40L protein expressionPretreatment of ECPromoter-reporter geneHuman endothelial cellsIL-2CD4Capacity of ECMRNA expressionICAM-2Endothelial cellsProtein expressionCD40LAntisense oligonucleotidePHAMRNACellsHUMAN ALLOGENEIC VASCULAR REJECTION AFTER ARTERIAL TRANSPLANTATION AND PERIPHERAL LYMPHOID RECONSTITUTION IN SEVERE COMBINED IMMUNODEFICIENT MICE1
Lorber MI, Wilson JH, Robert ME, Schechner JS, Kirkiles N, Qian HY, Askenase PW, Tellides G, Pober JS. HUMAN ALLOGENEIC VASCULAR REJECTION AFTER ARTERIAL TRANSPLANTATION AND PERIPHERAL LYMPHOID RECONSTITUTION IN SEVERE COMBINED IMMUNODEFICIENT MICE1. Transplantation 1999, 67: 897-903. PMID: 10199740, DOI: 10.1097/00007890-199903270-00018.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPeripheral blood mononuclear cellsHuman peripheral blood mononuclear cellsHuman CD3Vascular rejectionTransplantation modelAllogeneic human peripheral blood mononuclear cellsAllogeneic peripheral blood mononuclear cellsHuman dermal microvesselsBlood mononuclear cellsHuman arteriesSmooth muscle alpha-actinSmooth muscle cellsMuscle alpha-actinArterial transplantationPerforin stainingAllograft rejectionAlloimmune injuryDR antibodiesLymphocyte engraftmentMedial necrosisHLA-DRLymphocytic infiltrationLymphoid infiltrationControl miceInfrarenal aorta
1998
Human endothelial cells induce and regulate cytolytic T cell differentiation.
Biedermann B, Pober J. Human endothelial cells induce and regulate cytolytic T cell differentiation. The Journal Of Immunology 1998, 161: 4679-87. PMID: 9794397, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.161.9.4679.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsB lymphoblastoid cellsEndothelial cellsHuman endothelial cellsSame donorT cellsProliferation of CD8IFN-gamma secretionCultured human endothelial cellsT cell differentiationT cell growthAllogeneic CD8CTL responsesPerforin expressionCTL differentiationPresence of ECT lymphocytesAllospecific CTLCD8CTLEfficient stimulatorsLymphoblastoid cellsCell numberReproducible frequencyCell growthInput cell numberHuman endothelial cells effectively costimulate cytokine production by, but not differentiation of, naive CD4+ T cells.
Ma W, Pober J. Human endothelial cells effectively costimulate cytokine production by, but not differentiation of, naive CD4+ T cells. The Journal Of Immunology 1998, 161: 2158-67. PMID: 9725207, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.161.5.2158.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdjuvants, ImmunologicAdultCD4-Positive T-LymphocytesCD58 AntigensCell AdhesionCell DifferentiationCells, CulturedCytokinesEndothelium, VascularHumansImmunologic MemoryInterferon-gammaInterleukin-12Interleukin-2Interleukin-4InterphaseLeukocytes, MononuclearLymphocyte ActivationTh1 CellsT-Lymphocyte SubsetsUmbilical VeinsConceptsPeripheral blood adherent mononuclear cellsExogenous IL-12Naive T cellsT cellsIL-12Endothelial cellsMemory CD4Human endothelial cellsCytokine productionNaive CD4B7 moleculesIL-2IFN-gammaBone marrow-derived APCsBlood adherent mononuclear cellsB7 molecule expressionIL-12 supplementationIntracellular cytokine stainingTh1-like cellsIL-4 productionIFN-gamma productionCytokine stainingMononuclear cellsIL-4Molecule expression
1997
Mechanism of sustained E-selectin expression in cultured human dermal microvascular endothelial cells.
Kluger MS, Johnson DR, Pober JS. Mechanism of sustained E-selectin expression in cultured human dermal microvascular endothelial cells. The Journal Of Immunology 1997, 158: 887-96. PMID: 8993008, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.158.2.887.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1996
Endothelial cells augment the expression of CD40 ligand on newly activated human CD4+ T cells through a CD2/LFA‐3 signaling pathway
Karmann K, Hughes C, Fanslow W, Pober J. Endothelial cells augment the expression of CD40 ligand on newly activated human CD4+ T cells through a CD2/LFA‐3 signaling pathway. European Journal Of Immunology 1996, 26: 610-617. PMID: 8605928, DOI: 10.1002/eji.1830260316.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAntigens, Differentiation, T-LymphocyteB-LymphocytesCD2 AntigensCD40 LigandCD4-Positive T-LymphocytesCD58 AntigensCell AdhesionCell CommunicationCells, CulturedEndothelium, VascularHumansInterleukin-2LigandsLymphocyte ActivationMembrane GlycoproteinsPhytohemagglutininsSignal TransductionUp-RegulationConceptsCD40 ligand expressionExogenous IL-2T cellsIL-2Ligand expressionCD2/LFACD40 ligandHuman peripheral blood CD4Peripheral blood adherent cellsHelper T cell subsetsPeripheral blood T cellsPeripheral blood CD4T cell subsetsCo-stimulatory moleculesBlood T cellsHelper T cellsIL-2 receptorCo-stimulatory signalsIL-2 secretionInterleukin-2 secretionBlood CD4Endothelial effectsCell subsetsHuman CD4B cells
1995
Prdictive Value Of Inducible Endothelial Cell Adhesion Molecule Expression For Acte Rejection Of Human Cardiac Allografts
Briscoe DM, Yeung AC, Schoen FJ, Allred EN, Stavrakis G, Ganz P, Cotran RS, Pober JS, Schoen EL. Prdictive Value Of Inducible Endothelial Cell Adhesion Molecule Expression For Acte Rejection Of Human Cardiac Allografts. Transplantation 1995, 59: 204-211. PMID: 7530872, DOI: 10.1097/00007890-199501000-00009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcute DiseaseAdultBiopsyCD3 ComplexCell Adhesion MoleculesE-SelectinGraft RejectionHeart TransplantationHumansIntercellular Adhesion Molecule-1Longitudinal StudiesMiddle AgedMyocardial IschemiaMyocardiumPredictive Value of TestsProspective StudiesT-LymphocytesVascular Cell Adhesion Molecule-1ConceptsVascular cell adhesion molecule-1Intercellular adhesion molecule-1T-cell infiltratesHuman cardiac allograftsAdhesion molecule expressionVCAM-1 expressionAdhesion molecule-1E-selectinCardiac allograftsCell infiltrateIschemic injuryMolecule expressionEndothelial adhesion molecules intercellular adhesion molecule-1Molecule-1Adhesion molecule intercellular adhesion molecule-1Lesser extent VCAM-1Endothelial cell adhesion molecule expressionEndothelial adhesion molecule expressionAdhesion moleculesCell adhesion molecule-1Ongoing acute rejectionSuccessful antirejection therapyCardiac allograft rejectionHuman transplant recipientsImmediate posttransplant period
1994
Antigen-presenting function of human endothelial cells. Direct activation of resting CD8 T cells.
Epperson DE, Pober JS. Antigen-presenting function of human endothelial cells. Direct activation of resting CD8 T cells. The Journal Of Immunology 1994, 153: 5402-12. PMID: 7989746, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.153.12.5402.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCD8 T cellsMemory CD8 T cellsT cell proliferative responsesAllogeneic endothelial cellsCell proliferative responsesT cellsAdhesion molecule-1Endothelial cellsCD8/IL-2Proliferative responseMolecule-1CD4 T cell proliferative responsesLate activation Ag-4Human CD8 T cellsVascular cell adhesion molecule-1Class II MHC expressionIntercellular adhesion molecule-1Cell adhesion molecule-1CD4 T cellsIFN-gamma secretionOrgan graft rejectionIL-2R alpha subunitIntercellular adhesion molecule-2CD8 cellsInducibility and Expression of Microvascular Endothelial Adhesion Molecules in Lesional, Perilesional, and Uninvolved Skin of Psoriatic Patients
Petzelbauer P, Pober J, Keh A, Braverman I. Inducibility and Expression of Microvascular Endothelial Adhesion Molecules in Lesional, Perilesional, and Uninvolved Skin of Psoriatic Patients. Journal Of Investigative Dermatology 1994, 103: 300-305. PMID: 7521374, DOI: 10.1111/1523-1747.ep12394720.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVascular cell adhesion molecule-1Endothelial leukocyte adhesion molecule-1Lesional skinAdhesion molecule-1Psoriatic patientsEndothelial cellsUninvolved skinPerilesional skinMolecule-1Dermal microvasculatureCapillary loopsCell adhesion molecule-1Perivascular inflammatory infiltratesLeukocyte adhesion molecule-1VCAM-1 expressionTumor necrosis factorEndothelial adhesion moleculesMicrovascular endothelial cellsEndothelial cell expressionVenular endothelial cellsInflammatory infiltrateEpidermal involvementPsoriatic plaquesSuperficial plexusNecrosis factor
1989
Vascular endothelial cells enhance T cell responses by markedly augmenting IL-2 concentrations
Guinan E, Smith B, Doukas J, Miller R, Pober J. Vascular endothelial cells enhance T cell responses by markedly augmenting IL-2 concentrations. Cellular Immunology 1989, 118: 166-177. PMID: 2562928, DOI: 10.1016/0008-8749(89)90366-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPeripheral blood mononuclear cellsIL-2 concentrationsPolyclonal mitogen phytohemagglutininT cell responsesEndothelial cellsBlood monocytesUnfractionated peripheral blood mononuclear cellsCell responsesPrimary allogeneic responseSuboptimal PHA concentrationsExogenous IL-2Blood mononuclear cellsT cell populationsRecombinant IL-1Cultured human endothelial cellsDermal fibroblastsIL-2 synthesisVascular endothelial cellsQuantity of antigenHuman endothelial cellsAllogeneic responseMitogen phytohemagglutininMononuclear cellsIL-2Presence of EC
1988
LYTIC ANTI-ENDOTHELIAL CELL ANTIBODIES IN HAEMOLYTIC-URAEMIC SYNDROME
Leung D, Havens P, Moake J, Kim M, Pober J. LYTIC ANTI-ENDOTHELIAL CELL ANTIBODIES IN HAEMOLYTIC-URAEMIC SYNDROME. The Lancet 1988, 332: 183-186. PMID: 2899661, DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(88)92287-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAnti-endothelial cell antibodiesHaemolytic uraemic syndromeThrombotic thrombocytopenic purpuraCell antibodiesComplement-fixing IgGDisorder of immunoregulationAnti-endothelial antibodiesEndothelial cell antigensCultured human umbilical vein endothelial cellsGamma-interferon treatmentHuman umbilical vein endothelial cellsUmbilical vein endothelial cellsAdult patientsVein endothelial cellsThrombocytopenic purpuraIgM antibodiesVascular injuryInterferon treatmentUraemic syndromeGamma interferonCell antigensControl seraEndothelial cellsAntibodiesSerum