Neutralizing IL-6 Reduces Human Arterial Allograft Rejection by Allowing Emergence of CD161+ CD4+ Regulatory T Cells
Fogal B, Yi T, Wang C, Rao DA, Lebastchi A, Kulkarni S, Tellides G, Pober JS. Neutralizing IL-6 Reduces Human Arterial Allograft Rejection by Allowing Emergence of CD161+ CD4+ Regulatory T Cells. The Journal Of Immunology 2011, 187: 6268-6280. PMID: 22084439, PMCID: PMC3237826, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.1003774.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAnimalsCell DifferentiationCells, CulturedChemotaxis, LeukocyteCoculture TechniquesCoronary VesselsDisease Models, AnimalEndothelium, VascularFemaleGraft RejectionHuman Umbilical Vein Endothelial CellsHumansInterleukin-6MiceMice, SCIDMyocytes, Smooth MuscleNeutralization TestsNK Cell Lectin-Like Receptor Subfamily BT-Lymphocytes, RegulatoryConceptsRegulatory T cellsT cell infiltrationMemory T cellsT cell proliferationT cellsIL-6Allograft rejectionCell infiltrationIntimal expansionEffector memory T cellsHuman coronary artery segmentsEndothelial cellsEnhanced T cell proliferationHuman allograft rejectionT-cell infiltratesExpression of Foxp3Coronary artery segmentsCell proliferationMHC class IIIL-6 transcriptsT cell activationImmunodeficient mouse hostsHuman IL-6Allograft vesselsPerioperative injuryPeroxisome 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