2008
Transduction of the cytoplasmic domain of CTLA-4 inhibits TcR-specific activation signals and prevents collagen-induced arthritis
Choi JM, Kim SH, Shin JH, Gibson T, Yoon BS, Lee DH, Lee SK, Bothwell AL, Lim JS, Lee SK. Transduction of the cytoplasmic domain of CTLA-4 inhibits TcR-specific activation signals and prevents collagen-induced arthritis. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2008, 105: 19875-19880. PMID: 19066215, PMCID: PMC2604944, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0805198105.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCollagen-induced arthritisT cell activationCTLA-4Human umbilical vein endothelial cellsCell activationInflammatory cytokine productionErosion of cartilageCytoplasmic domainEffective therapeutic approachActivated T cellsUmbilical vein endothelial cellsCell-permeable formT cell receptor-proximal signalingVein endothelial cellsAntibody levelsRheumatoid arthritisAutoimmune diseasesCytokine productionHuman CTLT cellsTherapeutic approachesCell-permeable recombinant proteinArthritisTransdermal administrationMouse T cell activation
2002
Porcine Endothelial Cells, Unlike Human Endothelial Cells, Can Be Killed by Human CTL Via Fas Ligand and Cannot Be Protected by Bcl-2
Zheng L, Ben LH, Pober JS, Bothwell AL. Porcine Endothelial Cells, Unlike Human Endothelial Cells, Can Be Killed by Human CTL Via Fas Ligand and Cannot Be Protected by Bcl-2. The Journal Of Immunology 2002, 169: 6850-6855. PMID: 12471117, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.169.12.6850.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAntigens, HeterophileApoptosisCD8-Positive T-LymphocytesCell LineCell Line, TransformedCoculture TechniquesCytotoxicity Tests, ImmunologicCytotoxicity, ImmunologicEndothelium, VascularEpitopes, T-LymphocyteFas Ligand ProteinFas ReceptorGenetic VectorsGranzymesHistocompatibility Antigens Class IHumansImmunity, InnateIsoantigensLigandsMembrane GlycoproteinsPerforinPore Forming Cytotoxic ProteinsProto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2Serine EndopeptidasesSwineT-Lymphocytes, CytotoxicConceptsHuman endothelial cellsPorcine endothelial cellsEndothelial cellsBcl-2MHC class I restrictionClass I restrictionPorcine aortic endothelial cellsTarget cell recognitionAnti-Fas ligand AbAortic endothelial cellsHost CTLAcute rejectionCTL responsesDrug-induced apoptosisHuman CTLPorcine targetsTarget cell typeHuman xenotransplantationFas expressionFas ligandPorcine cellsCTLMajor effectorCell recognitionMajor target