2020
Complement activated interferon-γ-primed human endothelium transpresents interleukin-15 to CD8+ T cells
Xie CB, Jiang B, Qin L, Tellides G, Kirkiles-Smith NC, Jane-wit D, Pober JS. Complement activated interferon-γ-primed human endothelium transpresents interleukin-15 to CD8+ T cells. Journal Of Clinical Investigation 2020, 130: 3437-3452. PMID: 32191642, PMCID: PMC7324183, DOI: 10.1172/jci135060.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIL-15/IL-15Rα complexesIL-1βHuman endothelial cellsMembrane attack complexEndothelial cellsAcute rejectionT cellsT cell-mediated acute rejectionCell-mediated acute rejectionComplement-mediated pathologiesIL-15Rα expressionGraft endothelial cellsHuman coronary artery graftsEffector memory CD4T cell infiltrationCoronary artery graftsIL-1 receptorActive IL-1βCultured human endothelial cellsNLRP3 inflammasome assemblyNoncanonical NF-κBArtery graftAlloreactive CD8Complement membrane attack complexMemory CD4
2011
Transforming Growth Factor Beta Expression by Human Vascular Cells Inhibits Interferon Gamma Production and Arterial Media Injury by Alloreactive Memory T Cells
Lebastchi AH, Khan SF, Qin L, Li W, Zhou J, Hibino N, Yi T, Rao DA, Pober JS, Tellides G. Transforming Growth Factor Beta Expression by Human Vascular Cells Inhibits Interferon Gamma Production and Arterial Media Injury by Alloreactive Memory T Cells. American Journal Of Transplantation 2011, 11: 2332-2341. PMID: 21812925, PMCID: PMC3203343, DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-6143.2011.03676.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEffector T cellsMemory T cellsNaïve T cellsT cellsIL-17Vascular cellsEffector memory T cellsAlloreactive memory T cellsGrowth factor-beta expressionMedial smooth muscle cellsHuman effector memory T cellsHuman coronary artery graftsIL-17 productionCoronary artery graftsIFN-γ productionAllogeneic endothelial cellsInterferon-gamma productionDevelopment of arteriosclerosisExpression of TGFRole of TGFSmooth muscle cellsImmunodeficient mouse hostsHuman T cellsIntimal compartmentMedial infiltration
2003
Combining altered levels of effector transcripts in circulating T cells with a marker of endothelial injury is specific for active graft-versus-host disease
Biedermann BC, Tsakiris DA, Gregor M, Pober JS, Gratwohl A. Combining altered levels of effector transcripts in circulating T cells with a marker of endothelial injury is specific for active graft-versus-host disease. Bone Marrow Transplantation 2003, 32: 1077-1084. PMID: 14625579, DOI: 10.1038/sj.bmt.1704258.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBiomarkersCase-Control StudiesEndothelium, VascularFas Ligand ProteinGraft vs Host DiseaseHematopoietic Stem Cell TransplantationInterferon-gammaLymphocyte ActivationMembrane GlycoproteinsMolecular Diagnostic TechniquesRNA, MessengerSensitivity and SpecificitySurvivorsT-Lymphocytes, CytotoxicTransplantation, HomologousVon Willebrand FactorConceptsCytotoxic T lymphocytesEndothelial injuryT cell activationT cellsT lymphocytesHost diseaseSCT recipientsAllogeneic stem cell transplantationAllospecific cytotoxic T lymphocytesIFN-γ transcript levelsActive chronic GVHDEndothelial injury resultsCD8 T lymphocytesCD8 T cellsCD4 T cellsLong-term survivorsStem cell transplantationImportant effector cellsVon Willebrand factor plasma levelsAge-matched controlsVascular endothelial cellsChronic GVHDActive graftEffector cellsCell transplantation
2001
HUMAN T CELLS INFILTRATE AND INJURE PIG CORONARY ARTERY GRAFTS WITH ACTIVATED BUT NOT QUIESCENT ENDOTHELIUM IN IMMUNODEFICIENT MOUSE HOSTS1
Tereb D, Kirkiles-Smith N, Kim R, Wang Y, Rudic R, Schechner J, Lorber M, Bothwell A, Pober J, Tellides G. HUMAN T CELLS INFILTRATE AND INJURE PIG CORONARY ARTERY GRAFTS WITH ACTIVATED BUT NOT QUIESCENT ENDOTHELIUM IN IMMUNODEFICIENT MOUSE HOSTS1. Transplantation 2001, 71: 1622-1630. PMID: 11435975, DOI: 10.1097/00007890-200106150-00023.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTumor necrosis factorHuman tumor necrosis factorArtery graftT cellsNecrosis factorPig coronary artery endothelial cellsHuman T-cell infiltrationVascular cell adhesion molecule-1Human peripheral blood mononuclearHuman peripheral blood mononuclear cellsPeripheral blood mononuclear cellsHuman leukocytesEndothelial cellsMajor histocompatibility complex antigensCell adhesion molecule-1Graft endothelial cellsT-cell infiltratesBeige mouse modelCoronary artery endothelial cellsT cell infiltrationCoronary artery graftsBlood mononuclear cellsPeripheral blood mononuclearCoronary artery segmentsAdhesion molecule-1
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 hostsInterferon-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
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 numberInterferon Induction of TAP1
Min W, Pober J, Johnson D. Interferon Induction of TAP1. Circulation Research 1998, 83: 815-823. PMID: 9776728, DOI: 10.1161/01.res.83.8.815.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsATP Binding Cassette Transporter, Subfamily B, Member 2ATP-Binding Cassette TransportersDimerizationDNA-Binding ProteinsEndotheliumGene Expression Regulation, EnzymologicGenes, ReporterHeLa CellsHumansInterferon-alphaInterferon-betaInterferon-gammaInterferon-Stimulated Gene Factor 3Interferon-Stimulated Gene Factor 3, gamma SubunitIntracellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsJanus Kinase 1Janus Kinase 2Major Histocompatibility ComplexPromoter Regions, GeneticProtein Tyrosine Phosphatase, Non-Receptor Type 11Protein Tyrosine Phosphatase, Non-Receptor Type 6Protein Tyrosine PhosphatasesProtein-Tyrosine KinasesProto-Oncogene ProteinsRNA, MessengerSH2 Domain-Containing Protein Tyrosine PhosphatasesSignal TransductionSrc Homology DomainsSTAT1 Transcription FactorSTAT2 Transcription FactorTrans-ActivatorsTranscription FactorsHuman 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
Vascular cells have limited capacities to activate and differentiate T cells: Implications for transplant vascular sclerosis
Pober J, Ma W, Biedermann B, Libby P. Vascular cells have limited capacities to activate and differentiate T cells: Implications for transplant vascular sclerosis. Transplant Immunology 1997, 5: 251-254. PMID: 9504143, DOI: 10.1016/s0966-3274(97)80004-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPig 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 microvesselsInterferon-γ Rapidly Increases Peptide Transporter (TAP) Subunit Expression and Peptide Transport Capacity in Endothelial Cells*
Ma W, Pober J, Johnson D, Lehner P, Cresswell P. Interferon-γ Rapidly Increases Peptide Transporter (TAP) Subunit Expression and Peptide Transport Capacity in Endothelial Cells*. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 1997, 272: 16585-16590. PMID: 9195970, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.272.26.16585.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFunctional CD40 ligand is expressed on human vascular endothelial cells, smooth muscle cells, and macrophages: Implications for CD40–CD40 ligand signaling in atherosclerosis
Mach F, Schönbeck U, Sukhova G, Bourcier T, Bonnefoy J, Pober J, Libby P. Functional CD40 ligand is expressed on human vascular endothelial cells, smooth muscle cells, and macrophages: Implications for CD40–CD40 ligand signaling in atherosclerosis. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 1997, 94: 1931-1936. PMID: 9050882, PMCID: PMC20020, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.94.5.1931.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAntigens, Differentiation, T-LymphocyteArteriosclerosisBlotting, WesternB-LymphocytesCD40 AntigensCD40 LigandCells, CulturedEndothelium, VascularFlow CytometryGene Expression RegulationHumansImmunohistochemistryInterferon-gammaInterleukin-1MacrophagesMembrane GlycoproteinsMuscle, Smooth, VascularRNA, MessengerSignal TransductionTumor Necrosis Factor-alphaConceptsHuman vascular endothelial cellsSmooth muscle cellsVascular endothelial cellsHuman atherosclerotic lesionsHuman macrophagesCell typesEndothelial cellsMuscle cellsHuman vascular smooth muscle cellsVascular smooth muscle cellsDe novo synthesisCD40 ligandBroad functionsAtherosclerotic lesionsCD40 SignalingTumor necrosis factor alphaFunctional CD40 ligandInvolvement of inflammationCultured human vascular endothelial cellsCD40-CD40 ligandNovo synthesisNecrosis factor alphaParacrine activationNormal arterial tissueNovel source
1996
Kinetically coordinated induction of TAP1 and HLA class I by IFN-gamma: the rapid induction of TAP1 by IFN-gamma is mediated by Stat1 alpha.
Min W, Pober JS, Johnson DR. Kinetically coordinated induction of TAP1 and HLA class I by IFN-gamma: the rapid induction of TAP1 by IFN-gamma is mediated by Stat1 alpha. The Journal Of Immunology 1996, 156: 3174-83. PMID: 8617938, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.156.9.3174.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAllelesATP Binding Cassette Transporter, Subfamily B, Member 2ATP-Binding Cassette TransportersBase SequenceCysteine EndopeptidasesDNA-Binding ProteinsEndopeptidasesExtracellular Matrix ProteinsGene Expression RegulationHeLa CellsHistocompatibility Antigens Class IHLA AntigensHLA-B AntigensHumansInterferon Regulatory Factor-1Interferon-gammaInterferon-Stimulated Gene Factor 3KineticsMacromolecular SubstancesMolecular Sequence DataNerve Tissue ProteinsNF-kappa BPhosphoproteinsPromoter Regions, GeneticRNA, MessengerTranscription FactorsTranscription, Genetic
1995
CD40 on human endothelial cells: inducibility by cytokines and functional regulation of adhesion molecule expression.
Karmann K, Hughes CC, Schechner J, Fanslow WC, Pober JS. CD40 on human endothelial cells: inducibility by cytokines and functional regulation of adhesion molecule expression. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 1995, 92: 4342-4346. PMID: 7538666, PMCID: PMC41940, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.92.10.4342.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAntibodies, MonoclonalAntigens, CDAntigens, Differentiation, B-LymphocyteCD40 AntigensCell Adhesion MoleculesCells, CulturedCytokinesEndothelium, VascularGene ExpressionGranulocyte-Macrophage Colony-Stimulating FactorHumansInterferon-betaInterferon-gammaInterleukinsKineticsMiceRecombinant ProteinsSkinTumor Necrosis Factor-alphaUmbilical VeinsConceptsTumor necrosis factorAdhesion molecule-1Endothelial cellsHuman endothelial cellsNecrosis factorInterleukin-1Molecule-1T cell-mediated inflammatory reactionVascular cell adhesion molecule-1Intercellular adhesion molecule-1Cell adhesion molecule-1Cultured human umbilical vein endothelial cellsAdhesion molecule expressionLeukocyte adhesion moleculesMicrovascular endothelial cellsHuman microvascular endothelial cellsHuman umbilical vein endothelial cellsUmbilical vein endothelial cellsFlow cytometric quantitationVein endothelial cellsCD40 antigenEndothelial CD40Interferon betaMolecule expressionInflammatory reactionHuman vascular smooth muscle cells poorly co-stimulate and actively inhibit allogeneic CD4+ T cell proliferation in vitro.
Murray AG, Libby P, Pober JS. Human vascular smooth muscle cells poorly co-stimulate and actively inhibit allogeneic CD4+ T cell proliferation in vitro. The Journal Of Immunology 1995, 154: 151-61. PMID: 7995934, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.154.1.151.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVascular smooth muscle cellsT cell proliferationClass II moleculesHuman vascular smooth muscle cellsMHC class II moleculesT cellsIL-2 productionSmooth muscle cellsEndothelial cellsCell proliferationFunctional MHC class II moleculesII-positive endothelial cellsIL-2-producing cellsMuscle cellsPre-activated T cellsAllogeneic endothelial cellsNitric oxide synthesisInhibition of proliferationVSMC-conditioned mediumAllogeneic CD4CD25 expressionInhibits CD4Immunologic functionVSMC expressionSaphenous vein
1994
HLA class I heavy-chain gene promoter elements mediating synergy between tumor necrosis factor and interferons.
Johnson DR, Pober JS. HLA class I heavy-chain gene promoter elements mediating synergy between tumor necrosis factor and interferons. Molecular And Cellular Biology 1994, 14: 1322-1332. PMID: 8289810, PMCID: PMC358487, DOI: 10.1128/mcb.14.2.1322.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBase SequenceBinding SitesCloning, MolecularConsensus SequenceDNA PrimersDNA-Binding ProteinsDrug SynergismGene ExpressionGenes, MHC Class IHeLa CellsHLA-B7 AntigenHumansInterferon-betaInterferon-gammaLymphotoxin-alphaMolecular Sequence DataNF-kappa BNuclear ProteinsPolymerase Chain ReactionPromoter Regions, GeneticRecombinant ProteinsSequence DeletionSequence Homology, Nucleic AcidTransfection
1993
HUMAN CD4+ T CELLS PROLIFERATE TO HLA-DR+ ALLOGENEIC VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM
SAVAGE C, HUGHES C, MCINTYRE B, PICARD J, POBER J. HUMAN CD4+ T CELLS PROLIFERATE TO HLA-DR+ ALLOGENEIC VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM. Transplantation 1993, 56: 128-134. PMID: 7687392, DOI: 10.1097/00007890-199307000-00024.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAntibodies, MonoclonalAntigens, CDAntigens, Differentiation, T-LymphocyteCD2 AntigensCD4 AntigensCD58 AntigensCells, CulturedEndothelium, VascularFlow CytometryHistocompatibility Antigens Class IHLA-DR AntigensHumansInterferon-gammaLymphocyte ActivationMembrane GlycoproteinsPolymerase Chain ReactionReceptors, ImmunologicRecombinant ProteinsT-Lymphocyte SubsetsTransplantation, HomologousUmbilical VeinsConceptsHLA-DR expressing cellsT cellsHLA-DRPolymerase chain reactionEC culturesAllogeneic class II MHC moleculesMHC moleculesLFA-1 beta chainLFA-1Peripheral blood CD4VLA-4 alphaMHC class II moleculesT cell responsesClass II MHC moleculesT cell surface moleculesT cell proliferationClass I MHC moleculesExpressing cellsClass II moleculesBeta chainII MHC moleculesDe novo expressionI MHC moleculesAllogeneic proliferationBlood CD4
1990
IFN-gamma enhances endothelial activation induced by tumor necrosis factor but not IL-1.
Doukas J, Pober JS. IFN-gamma enhances endothelial activation induced by tumor necrosis factor but not IL-1. The Journal Of Immunology 1990, 145: 1727-33. PMID: 1697308, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.145.6.1727.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBlotting, NorthernCell Adhesion MoleculesDrug SynergismEndothelium, VascularE-SelectinFluorescent Antibody TechniqueGene ExpressionHistocompatibility Antigens Class IHumansIn Vitro TechniquesIntercellular Adhesion Molecule-1Interferon-gammaInterleukin-1Recombinant ProteinsRNA, MessengerTumor Necrosis Factor-alphaConceptsEndothelial leukocyte adhesion molecule-1ELAM-1 expressionIL-1 betaIFN-gammaIL-1Endothelial cellsEC activationIL-1 beta responseIntercellular adhesion molecule-1 expressionAdhesion molecule-1 expressionMHC Ag expressionLeukocyte adhesion molecule-1Treatment of ECICAM-1 expressionMolecule-1 expressionClass I MHC moleculesTumor necrosis factorAdhesion molecule-1ICAM-1 mRNAClass I MHCI MHC moleculesIFN-gamma effectELAM-1 mRNACultured endothelial cellsIncrease TNFLymphocyte-mediated activation of cultured endothelial cells (EC). CD4+ T cells inhibit EC class II MHC expression despite secreting IFN-gamma and increasing EC class I MHC and intercellular adhesion molecule-1 expression.
Doukas J, Pober JS. Lymphocyte-mediated activation of cultured endothelial cells (EC). CD4+ T cells inhibit EC class II MHC expression despite secreting IFN-gamma and increasing EC class I MHC and intercellular adhesion molecule-1 expression. The Journal Of Immunology 1990, 145: 1088-98. PMID: 1974272, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.145.4.1088.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAntigens, Differentiation, T-LymphocyteCD4 AntigensCD4-Positive T-LymphocytesCD8 AntigensCell Adhesion MoleculesCells, CulturedEndothelium, VascularHistocompatibility Antigens Class IHistocompatibility Antigens Class IIHumansImmune SeraInterferon-gammaPhytohemagglutininsT-Lymphocytes, RegulatoryConceptsClass II MHC expressionIntercellular adhesion molecule-1 expressionClass I MHCAdhesion molecule-1 expressionClass II AgClass II expressionMolecule-1 expressionT cellsMHC expressionIFN-gammaI MHCEndothelial cellsICAM-1Class II MHC inductionClass IClass II MHC AgCoculture of CD4Failure of CD4Immunoreactive IFN-gammaICAM-1 expressionClass II MHCCultured endothelial cellsUnfractionated PBLTime of inductionMHC induction