1997
Evidence that tumor necrosis factor triggers apoptosis in human endothelial cells by interleukin-1-converting enzyme-like protease-dependent and -independent pathways.
Slowik MR, Min W, Ardito T, Karsan A, Kashgarian M, Pober JS. Evidence that tumor necrosis factor triggers apoptosis in human endothelial cells by interleukin-1-converting enzyme-like protease-dependent and -independent pathways. Laboratory Investigation 1997, 77: 257-67. PMID: 9314949.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuman endothelial cellsBcl-xLEndothelial cellsEnzyme-like proteasesType 1 TNF receptorBcl-2Antiapoptotic protein Bcl-2Protein synthesis inhibitor cycloheximideProtein Bcl-2CrmA proteinTumor necrosis factorCombination of TNFCultured human endothelial cellsZ-VADTriggers apoptosisSeparable pathwaysIndependent pathwaysTNF muteinsInhibitor cycloheximideProtein A20Necrosis factorEC injuryTNFApoptosisTNF receptor
1994
Endothelial cell-induced resistance to cyclosporin A in human peripheral blood T cells requires contact-dependent interactions involving CD2 but not CD28.
Karmann K, Pober JS, Hughes CC. Endothelial cell-induced resistance to cyclosporin A in human peripheral blood T cells requires contact-dependent interactions involving CD2 but not CD28. The Journal Of Immunology 1994, 153: 3929-37. PMID: 7523510, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.153.9.3929.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIL-2 secretionT cellsEndothelial cellsPeripheral blood T cellsHuman peripheral blood T cellsGraft endothelial cellsHost T cellsBlood T cellsT cell CD28Cultured human endothelial cellsEndothelial cell ligandsIL-2 synthesisInitiation of cocultureContact-dependent interactionsEffect of ECHuman endothelial cellsT cell CD2Presence of ECInhibitory doseLFA-3Cell ligandsCyclosporin ACD28Cell contactSecretion