2016
Blocking MHC class II on human endothelium mitigates acute rejection
Abrahimi P, Qin L, Chang WG, Bothwell AL, Tellides G, Saltzman WM, Pober JS. Blocking MHC class II on human endothelium mitigates acute rejection. JCI Insight 2016, 1: e85293. PMID: 26900601, PMCID: PMC4756651, DOI: 10.1172/jci.insight.85293.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchClass II MHC moleculesCytotoxic T lymphocytesII MHC moleculesClass I MHC moleculesMHC moleculesI MHC moleculesEndothelial cellsAcute rejectionT cellsEffector memory T cellsT cell-mediated destructionAcute allograft rejectionCell-mediated destructionGraft endothelial cellsMemory T cellsAlloreactive cytotoxic T lymphocytesExperimental rodent modelsMajor histocompatibility complex moleculesSecondary lymphoid organsMHC class IIClass I major histocompatibility complex moleculesAllogeneic human lymphocytesHistocompatibility complex moleculesPrevents CD4Artery graft
2011
Peroxisome Proliferator–Activated Receptor-γ Agonists Prevent In Vivo Remodeling of Human Artery Induced by Alloreactive T Cells
Tobiasova Z, Zhang L, Yi T, Qin L, Manes TD, Kulkarni S, Lorber MI, Rodriguez FC, Choi JM, Tellides G, Pober JS, Kawikova I, Bothwell AL. Peroxisome Proliferator–Activated Receptor-γ Agonists Prevent In Vivo Remodeling of Human Artery Induced by Alloreactive T Cells. Circulation 2011, 124: 196-205. PMID: 21690493, PMCID: PMC3347886, DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.110.015396.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdoptive TransferAnilidesAnimalsArteriesCell MovementCell ProliferationCytokinesGraft RejectionHumansHypoglycemic AgentsImmunologic MemoryIsoantigensMiceMice, SCIDPioglitazonePPAR gammaProstaglandin D2SuperantigensT-LymphocytesThiazolidinedionesTransplantation, HeterologousTransplantation, HomologousConceptsT cell responsesMemory T cellsVascular graft rejectionT cellsPPARγ agonistsVascular rejectionGraft rejectionAllogeneic human peripheral blood mononuclear cellsHuman memory T-cell responsesHuman T cell responsesMemory T cell responsesHuman peripheral blood mononuclear cellsTranscription factor peroxisome proliferator-activated receptorPeripheral blood mononuclear cellsChronic graft lossPeroxisome proliferator-activated receptorT-cell infiltratesAllogeneic T cellsAlloreactive T cellsBlood mononuclear cellsAlloantigen-induced proliferationVascular cell activationHuman arteriesProliferator-activated receptorEffects of PPARγ