Peripheral blood fibrocytes: Mesenchymal precursor cells and the pathogenesis of fibrosis
Chesney J, Bucala R. Peripheral blood fibrocytes: Mesenchymal precursor cells and the pathogenesis of fibrosis. Current Rheumatology Reports 2000, 2: 501-505. PMID: 11123104, DOI: 10.1007/s11926-000-0027-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPeripheral blood fibrocytesBlood fibrocytesTissue injuryDistinct cell surface phenotypePersistent T-cell activationNaïve T cellsPathogenesis of fibrosisCell surface phenotypeT cell activationCognate immunityAutoimmune disordersConnective tissue cellsImmunohistochemical studyForeign antigensT cellsSurface phenotypeMesenchymal precursor cellsScar formationFibrotic tissueFibrocytesGrowth factorPrecursor cellsNovel populationMatrix depositionInjuryMacaque blood‐derived antigen‐presenting cells elicit SIV‐specific immune responses
Zhu Y, Koo K, Bradshaw J, Sutton W, Kuller L, Bucala R, Anderson D, Mossman S, Villinger F, Haigwood N. Macaque blood‐derived antigen‐presenting cells elicit SIV‐specific immune responses. Journal Of Medical Primatology 2000, 29: 182-192. PMID: 11085581, DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0684.2000.290312.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAntibody FormationAntigen-Presenting CellsAntigens, CDAntigens, CD34Antigens, ViralCells, CulturedDendritic CellsGenes, ReporterGreen Fluorescent ProteinsHumansImmunity, CellularImmunoglobulinsLuminescent ProteinsMacaca fascicularisMembrane GlycoproteinsMonocytesSAIDS VaccinesSimian Acquired Immunodeficiency SyndromeSimian immunodeficiency virusTransfectionTransplantation, AutologousConceptsMonocyte-derived dendritic cellsDendritic cellsAntigen-presenting cellsInterleukin-4Autologous monocyte-derived dendritic cellsSIV-specific immune responsesAutologous dendritic cellsDC marker CD83Macaque dendritic cellsGranulocyte-macrophage colonyMurine fibrocytesSIV vaccinesSIV antigensHumoral responseAntigen presentationImmune responseCharacteristic cellular morphologyDNA expression vectorsFibrocytesMacaca fascicularisSIVProtein expression plasmidsMacaquesExpression plasmidCells