2001
Peripheral Blood Fibrocytes: Differentiation Pathway and Migration to Wound Sites
Abe R, Donnelly S, Peng T, Bucala R, Metz C. Peripheral Blood Fibrocytes: Differentiation Pathway and Migration to Wound Sites. The Journal Of Immunology 2001, 166: 7556-7562. PMID: 11390511, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.166.12.7556.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBlood CellsCell DifferentiationCell MovementCells, CulturedCollagenFemaleFibroblastsFibrosisGelsHumansInjections, IntravenousLipopolysaccharide ReceptorsMiceMice, Inbred BALB CReceptors, ChemokineStem Cell TransplantationStem CellsTransforming Growth Factor betaTransforming Growth Factor beta1Wound HealingConceptsCultured fibrocytesTissue injuryChemokine/chemokine receptor interactionsUnique cell surface phenotypeCutaneous tissue injurySecondary lymphoid chemokineAlpha-smooth muscle actinWound healingWound healing myofibroblastsMononuclear cell populationsCCR7 chemokine receptorChemokine receptor interactionsPotent immunostimulatory activitySmooth muscle actinCell surface phenotypeBlood-borne cellsDifferentiation pathwayFibrocyte traffickingLymphoid chemokinesFibrocyte differentiationChemokine receptorsT cellsSurface phenotypePotent stimulusMuscle actin
1999
Peripheral blood fibrocytes with foamy virus infection-like morphology
Grab D, Lanners H, Williams W, Bucala R. Peripheral blood fibrocytes with foamy virus infection-like morphology. Human Pathology 1999, 30: 1395-1396. PMID: 10571524, DOI: 10.1016/s0046-8177(99)90076-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchInteraction of Borrelia burgdorferi with Peripheral Blood Fibrocytes, Antigen-Presenting Cells with the Potential for Connective Tissue Targeting
Grab D, Lanners H, Martin L, Chesney J, Cai C, Adkisson H, Bucala R. Interaction of Borrelia burgdorferi with Peripheral Blood Fibrocytes, Antigen-Presenting Cells with the Potential for Connective Tissue Targeting. Molecular Medicine 1999, 5: 46-54. PMID: 10072447, PMCID: PMC2230375, DOI: 10.1007/bf03402138.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPeripheral blood fibrocytesBlood fibrocytesDifferent cell typesB. burgdorferiB. burgdorferi bindsInteraction of BorreliaMolecular mechanismsOspB proteinsAntigen presenting cellsCell typesFibroblast-like cellsCellular interactionsCell membraneJoint connective tissuesCollagen type ILyme arthritisPresent antigensInflammatory processT cellsFunctional capacityCellular collagenImmune systemFlow cytometryFibrocytesConnective tissue