MIF allele-dependent regulation of the MIF coreceptor CD44 and role in rheumatoid arthritis
Yoo SA, Leng L, Kim BJ, Du X, Tilstam PV, Kim KH, Kong JS, Yoon HJ, Liu A, Wang T, Song Y, Sauler M, Bernhagen J, Ritchlin CT, Lee P, Cho CS, Kim WU, Bucala R. MIF allele-dependent regulation of the MIF coreceptor CD44 and role in rheumatoid arthritis. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2016, 113: e7917-e7926. PMID: 27872288, PMCID: PMC5150393, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1612717113.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMacrophage migration inhibitory factorHigh-expression MIF allelesJoint destructionRheumatoid arthritisMIF allelesProgressive joint destructionInvasive phenotypeFibroblast-like synoviocytesMigration inhibitory factorJoint erosionsMIF receptorAutoimmune responseMIF pathwaySynovial fibroblastsCell surface CD74Autocrine pathwayCD44 expressionInhibitory factorPharmacologic inhibitionTumor invasionArthritisInvasive propertiesCD44 receptorCD44Receptor complexD‐dopachrome tautomerase in adipose tissue inflammation and wound repair
Kim B, Tilstam PV, Hwang SS, Simons D, Schulte W, Leng L, Sauler M, Ganse B, Averdunk L, Kopp R, Stoppe C, Bernhagen J, Pallua N, Bucala R. D‐dopachrome tautomerase in adipose tissue inflammation and wound repair. Journal Of Cellular And Molecular Medicine 2016, 21: 35-45. PMID: 27605340, PMCID: PMC5192814, DOI: 10.1111/jcmm.12936.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdipose TissueAnimalsAntigens, Differentiation, B-LymphocyteCell MovementCell ProliferationDown-RegulationFibroblastsHistocompatibility Antigens Class IIHumansInflammationIntramolecular OxidoreductasesMacrophagesMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLObesityReceptors, CXCR4Receptors, Interleukin-8BUp-RegulationWound HealingConceptsAdipose tissue inflammationSubcutaneous adipose tissueD-DTAdipose tissueTissue inflammationWound repairEpididymal fat padsDopachrome tautomeraseReceptor CXCR2MIF antibodyInflammatory cellsReceptor CD74Healthy donorsReceptor expressionFat padMRNA expressionProtein levelsWound healingFibroblast survivalMIFInflammationHealingTissueCell migrationFibroblast wound healing