Unique Sensitivities to Cytokine Regulated Expression of Adhesion Molecules in Human Heart-Derived Endothelial Cells

The expression of adhesion molecules by endothelial cells is crucial in many inflammatory processes and plays an active role in the development of reperfusion injury, acute and chronic rejection. The expression of adhesion molecules in different parts of the coronary tree to cytokine stimulation is not known. We describe here a detailed study of the effects of the inflammatory cytokines TNFα and IL-1β on the expression of adhesion molecules...