2018
Regulation of human T cell responses by dNP2-ctCTLA-4 inhibits human skin and microvessel graft rejection
Lim S, Kirkiles-Smith NC, Pober JS, Bothwell ALM, Choi JM. Regulation of human T cell responses by dNP2-ctCTLA-4 inhibits human skin and microvessel graft rejection. Biomaterials 2018, 183: 128-138. PMID: 30165256, PMCID: PMC6141312, DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2018.08.049.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCD4-Positive T-LymphocytesCD8-Positive T-LymphocytesCell ProliferationCell-Penetrating PeptidesCTLA-4 AntigenCytokinesEndothelial CellsFemaleGraft RejectionHuman Umbilical Vein Endothelial CellsHumansLymphocyte ActivationMice, Inbred BALB CMice, KnockoutMice, SCIDMicrovesselsReceptors, ChemokineSkinSkin TransplantationT-LymphocytesConceptsT cell responsesHuman T cell responsesT cell infiltrationHuman T cellsT cellsCell responsesGraft rejectionCell infiltrationSCID/beige miceCell-permeable peptideBlood cytokine levelsT cell alloresponsesCD8 T cellsChemokine receptor expressionGranzyme B expressionAlloreactive T cellsSignificant side effectsDouble knockout miceHuman T cell activationBcl-2-transduced human umbilical vein endothelial cellsT cell activationHuman umbilical vein endothelial cellsUmbilical vein endothelial cellsSystemic immunosuppressantsAllograft rejection
2010
An Implantable Vascularized Protein Gel Construct That Supports Human Fetal Hepatoblast Survival and Infection by Hepatitis C Virus in Mice
Harding MJ, Lepus CM, Gibson TF, Shepherd BR, Gerber SA, Graham M, Paturzo FX, Rahner C, Madri JA, Bothwell AL, Lindenbach BD, Pober JS. An Implantable Vascularized Protein Gel Construct That Supports Human Fetal Hepatoblast Survival and Infection by Hepatitis C Virus in Mice. PLOS ONE 2010, 5: e9987. PMID: 20376322, PMCID: PMC2848675, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0009987.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHepatitis C virusHuman fetal hepatoblastsSmall animal modelsC virusAnimal modelsAccessible small animal modelsHuh-7.5 hepatoma cellsRobust small animal modelHuman hepatocyte engraftmentHuman albumin levelsBcl-2-transduced human umbilical vein endothelial cellsHuman umbilical vein endothelial cellsHepatocyte growth factorUmbilical vein endothelial cellsHCV infectionVein endothelial cellsAlbumin levelsHepatocyte engraftmentBeige miceImmunodeficient miceHistological appearanceImmunoelectron microscopic analysisMRNA expressionViral adsorptionHepatic epithelial cells
2004
Bcl-2 Transduction Protects Human Endothelial Cell Synthetic Microvessel Grafts from Allogeneic T Cells In Vivo
Zheng L, Gibson TF, Schechner JS, Pober JS, Bothwell AL. Bcl-2 Transduction Protects Human Endothelial Cell Synthetic Microvessel Grafts from Allogeneic T Cells In Vivo. The Journal Of Immunology 2004, 173: 3020-3026. PMID: 15322161, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.173.5.3020.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBlood VesselsEndothelial CellsEndothelium, VascularHumansMiceMice, SCIDProstheses and ImplantsProto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2ConceptsEndothelial cellsAllogeneic T cellsT cell responsesHuman immune responseT cell interactionsVascular endothelial cellsHuman T lymphocytesGraft infiltrationAdoptive transferAllograft rejectionImmune surveillanceT cellsT lymphocytesImmune responseImmunological functionsMurine modelAnimal modelsVivo findingsCell responsesMicrovascular bedBcl-2 proteinPathological processesGraftCell interactionsCells
2003
Immunopathology of human T cell responses to skin, artery and endothelial cell grafts in the human peripheral blood lymphocyte/severe combined immunodeficient mouse
Pober JS, Bothwell AL, Lorber MI, McNiff JM, Schechner JS, Tellides G. Immunopathology of human T cell responses to skin, artery and endothelial cell grafts in the human peripheral blood lymphocyte/severe combined immunodeficient mouse. Seminars In Immunopathology 2003, 25: 167-180. PMID: 12955465, DOI: 10.1007/s00281-003-0135-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLymphocytes/Peripheral blood lymphocyte/Human T cell responsesEndothelial cellsT cell responsesHuman peripheral bloodPig endotheliumHuman endothelial cellsPeripheral bloodCell graftsImmunodeficiency miceImmunodeficient miceCell responsesEndothelial liningRejection responseHuman vesselsBlood vesselsHuman arteriesLimited experienceTransplantationArteryImmunological propertiesSkinMiceHuman skin