2024
IL-1β Induces Human Endothelial Surface Expression of IL-15 by Relieving let-7c-3p Suppression of Protein Translation.
Mullan C, Summer L, Lopez-Giraldez F, Tobiasova Z, Manes T, Yasothan S, Song G, Jane-Wit D, Saltzman W, Pober J. IL-1β Induces Human Endothelial Surface Expression of IL-15 by Relieving let-7c-3p Suppression of Protein Translation. The Journal Of Immunology 2024, 213: 1338-1348. PMID: 39302113, PMCID: PMC11493510, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.2400331.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchIL-15Surface expressionIL-1BIL-15 transcriptsEndothelial cellsCD8 T cell activationExpression of IL-15EC surface expressionIL-15 transpresentationComplement activationGraft endothelial cellsActivity of CTLT cell activationIL-15 mRNAEndothelial surface expressionAbsence of complement activationCultured human endothelial cellsIL-1-mediated activationIL-15RAProtein translationAllograft rejectionRNA polymerase II-mediated transcriptionHuman endothelial cellsSuppression of protein translation
2022
Membrane attack complexes, endothelial cell activation, and direct allorecognition
Song G, Wang S, Barkestani MN, Mullan C, Fan M, Jiang B, Jiang Q, Li X, Jane-wit D. Membrane attack complexes, endothelial cell activation, and direct allorecognition. Frontiers In Immunology 2022, 13: 1020889. PMID: 36211400, PMCID: PMC9539657, DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2022.1020889.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAntibody-mediated rejectionIschemia-reperfusion injuryDonor-derived endothelial cellsAlloreactive T cellsT cellsDirect allorecognitionInflammatory mediatorsMembrane attack complexEndothelial cellsTissue allograftsCell activationEC activationComplement cascadeAlloimmune T cell responsesT cell-mediated inflammationSolid organ transplant rejectionCell-mediated inflammationRecipient T cellsSolid organ transplantationT cell infiltrationT cell responsesDonor endothelial cellsImmune cell activationEndothelial cell activationOrgan transplant rejection
2021
Mitochondrial fission in allograft endothelial cells: A novel actionable target
Mullan CW, Pober JS. Mitochondrial fission in allograft endothelial cells: A novel actionable target. American Journal Of Transplantation 2021, 22: 337-338. PMID: 34865296, DOI: 10.1111/ajt.16911.Commentaries, Editorials and Letters