1991
Human coronary transplantation-associated arteriosclerosis. Evidence for a chronic immune reaction to activated graft endothelial cells.
Salomon RN, Hughes CC, Schoen FJ, Payne DD, Pober JS, Libby P. Human coronary transplantation-associated arteriosclerosis. Evidence for a chronic immune reaction to activated graft endothelial cells. American Journal Of Pathology 1991, 138: 791-8. PMID: 2012171, PMCID: PMC1886118.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuman cardiac allograftsCoronary arteryT lymphocytesCardiac allograftsEndothelial cellsT cellsChronic immune reactionsDonor coronary arteriesRecipient T lymphocytesRegional immune responsesClass II major histocompatibility complexGraft endothelial cellsSmooth muscle cell proliferationAllogeneic T cellsAbility of HLAHuman arteriesLong-term survivalMuscle cell proliferationCoronary arterial endotheliumMajor histocompatibility complexNormal human arteriesTypical atherosclerosisOcclusive diseaseHLA-DRTransplanted hearts
1989
Functions of vascular wall cells related to development of transplantation-associated coronary arteriosclerosis.
Libby P, Salomon RN, Payne DD, Schoen FJ, Pober JS. Functions of vascular wall cells related to development of transplantation-associated coronary arteriosclerosis. Transplantation Proceedings 1989, 21: 3677-84. PMID: 2669279.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsArterial diseaseT cellsVascular cellsChronic immune reactionsTransplantation-associated arteriosclerosisTypical acute rejectionDelayed-type hypersensitivityHelper T cellsWall cellsClass II HLACytolytic T cellsVascular wall cellsClass I HLAVessel wall cellsUnderstanding of atherogenesisAcute rejectionGraft arteryCoronary arteriosclerosisCoronary atherosclerosisBasic pathobiologyCellular immunityImmune activationSelective therapeutic strategiesCoronary circulationAccelerated disease