2009
TNF Receptors Differentially Signal and Are Differentially Expressed and Regulated in the Human Heart
Al-Lamki R, Brookes AP, Wang J, Reid MJ, Parameshwar J, Goddard MJ, Tellides G, Wan T, Min W, Pober JS, Bradley JR. TNF Receptors Differentially Signal and Are Differentially Expressed and Regulated in the Human Heart. American Journal Of Transplantation 2009, 9: 2679-2696. PMID: 19788501, PMCID: PMC3517885, DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-6143.2009.02831.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsApoptosisCell CycleCell DeathEndothelium, VascularEnzyme ActivationGraft RejectionHeart TransplantationHumansMAP Kinase Kinase Kinase 5MiceMice, KnockoutMyocardiumMyocytes, CardiacOrgan Culture TechniquesProtein-Tyrosine KinasesReceptors, Tumor Necrosis Factor, Type IReceptors, Tumor Necrosis Factor, Type IIRNA, MessengerTumor Necrosis Factor-alphaConceptsVascular endothelial cellsCardiac allograftsCell cycle entryApoptosis signal-regulating kinase 1Cycle entryExpression of TNFTNFR1 knockoutNecrosis factorTarget cell responseTNFTNF receptorCardiac fibroblastsCell responsesSignal-regulated kinases 1TNF responseASK1 activationMyocardiumEndothelial cellsEpithelial tyrosine kinaseTNFR2Human heartOrgan cultureTNFR1Etk activationAllografts
1989
Vascular endothelial cells enhance T cell responses by markedly augmenting IL-2 concentrations
Guinan E, Smith B, Doukas J, Miller R, Pober J. Vascular endothelial cells enhance T cell responses by markedly augmenting IL-2 concentrations. Cellular Immunology 1989, 118: 166-177. PMID: 2562928, DOI: 10.1016/0008-8749(89)90366-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPeripheral blood mononuclear cellsIL-2 concentrationsPolyclonal mitogen phytohemagglutininT cell responsesEndothelial cellsBlood monocytesUnfractionated peripheral blood mononuclear cellsCell responsesPrimary allogeneic responseSuboptimal PHA concentrationsExogenous IL-2Blood mononuclear cellsT cell populationsRecombinant IL-1Cultured human endothelial cellsDermal fibroblastsIL-2 synthesisVascular endothelial cellsQuantity of antigenHuman endothelial cellsAllogeneic responseMitogen phytohemagglutininMononuclear cellsIL-2Presence of EC