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
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
2008
Amelioration of Human Allograft Arterial Injury by Atorvastatin or Simvastatin Correlates With Reduction of Interferon-γ Production by Infiltrating T Cells
Yi T, Rao DA, Tang PC, Wang Y, Cuchara LA, Bothwell AL, Colangelo CM, Tellides G, Pober JS, Lorber MI. Amelioration of Human Allograft Arterial Injury by Atorvastatin or Simvastatin Correlates With Reduction of Interferon-γ Production by Infiltrating T Cells. Transplantation 2008, 86: 719-727. PMID: 18791454, PMCID: PMC2650813, DOI: 10.1097/tp.0b013e318183eefa.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPeripheral blood mononuclear cellsHuman peripheral blood mononuclear cellsGraft arteriosclerosisIFN-gamma productionIFN-gammaT cellsAllogeneic human peripheral blood mononuclear cellsHuman leukocyte antigen-DR expressionHuman IFN-gammaEndothelial cellsCoenzyme A (HMG-CoA) reductase inhibitorsT cell alloresponsesT cell accumulationAllogeneic endothelial cellsLong-term outcomesBlood mononuclear cellsEffect of statinsInterferon-γ ProductionA Reductase InhibitorsAortic interposition graftsReplication-deficient adenovirusVascular endothelial cellsTransplant arteryHuman artery segmentsStatin administration