2021
Tumor necrosis factor‐induced ArhGEF10 selectively activates RhoB contributing to human microvascular endothelial cell tight junction disruption
Khan A, Ni W, Lopez‐Giraldez F, Kluger MS, Pober JS, Pierce RW. Tumor necrosis factor‐induced ArhGEF10 selectively activates RhoB contributing to human microvascular endothelial cell tight junction disruption. The FASEB Journal 2021, 35: e21627. PMID: 33948992, PMCID: PMC9026622, DOI: 10.1096/fj.202002783rr.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCapillary endothelial cellsHuman dermal microvascular endothelial cellsMicrovascular endothelial cellsEndothelial cellsTight junctionsCultured human microvascular endothelial cellsEC tight junctionsLoss of barrierCapillary leak syndromeCapillary barrier functionDermal microvascular endothelial cellsRhoB activationTight junction disruptionDisrupts tight junctionsHuman microvascular endothelial cellsExtent of TNFHuman capillary endothelial cellsLeak syndromeOverwhelming inflammationCapillary leakBarrier lossTJ disruptionJunction disruptionRhoB knockdownTNF
2001
Human Endothelial Cell Presentation of Antigen and the Homing of Memory/Effector T Cells to Skin
POBER J, KLUGER M, SCHECHNER J. Human Endothelial Cell Presentation of Antigen and the Homing of Memory/Effector T Cells to Skin. Annals Of The New York Academy Of Sciences 2001, 941: 12-25. PMID: 11594565, DOI: 10.1111/j.1749-6632.2001.tb03706.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDermal endothelial cellsEffector T cell populationsMicrovascular endothelial cellsMemory T cellsT cell populationsT cellsDermal microvascular endothelial cellsEndothelial cellsE-selectinMemory/effector T cellsAntigen-specific inflammatory responsesHuman dermal endothelial cellsAdhesion moleculesEndothelial cell presentationEffector T cellsT cell recruitmentCutaneous immune reactionsClass II MHC moleculesHours of challengeAntigen-independent mannerVCAM-1 expressionCell populationsHuman dermal microvascular endothelial cellsCultured human endothelial cellsLeukocyte adhesion molecules
1995
IL-8 and angiogenesis: evidence that human endothelial cells lack receptors and do not respond to IL-8 in vitro
Petzelbauer P, Watson C, Watson C, Pfau S, Pober J. IL-8 and angiogenesis: evidence that human endothelial cells lack receptors and do not respond to IL-8 in vitro. Cytokine 1995, 7: 267-272. PMID: 7543779, DOI: 10.1006/cyto.1995.0031.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuman umbilical vein endothelial cellsIL-8Cultured human umbilical vein endothelial cellsDermal microvascular endothelial cellsEndothelial cellsHuman endothelial cellsRecombinant human IL-8IL-8 treatmentMicrovascular human endothelial cellsReceptor mRNA expressionEndothelial cell growth factorHuman IL-8Human dermal microvascular endothelial cellsMicrovascular endothelial cellsCytoplasmic calcium concentrationUmbilical vein endothelial cellsCell growth factorVein endothelial cellsAngiogenic factorsMRNA expressionDirect actionGrowth factorCalcium concentrationIndirect actionProliferative rate