2015
Association between high expression macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF) alleles and West Nile virus encephalitis
Das R, Loughran K, Murchison C, Qian F, Leng L, Song Y, Montgomery RR, Loeb M, Bucala R. Association between high expression macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF) alleles and West Nile virus encephalitis. Cytokine 2015, 78: 51-54. PMID: 26638028, PMCID: PMC4696904, DOI: 10.1016/j.cyto.2015.11.021.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMacrophage migration inhibitory factorWNV encephalitisWest Nile virusHigh-expression MIF allelesWest Nile virus encephalitisNeuroinvasive WNV diseaseCase-control studyMigration inhibitory factorNorth American patientsMIF locusWNV neuropathogenesisVirus encephalitisViral neuroinvasionInnate cytokinesMIF allelesAmerican patientsTherapeutic targetAnimal modelsWNV diseaseEncephalitisInhibitory factorFunctional polymorphismsPatientsNile virusImportant determinant
2013
Functional Polymorphisms in the Gene Encoding Macrophage Migration Inhibitory Factor Are Associated With Gram-Negative Bacteremia in Older Adults
Das R, Subrahmanyan L, Yang IV, van Duin D, Levy R, Piecychna M, Leng L, Montgomery RR, Shaw A, Schwartz DA, Bucala R. Functional Polymorphisms in the Gene Encoding Macrophage Migration Inhibitory Factor Are Associated With Gram-Negative Bacteremia in Older Adults. The Journal Of Infectious Diseases 2013, 209: 764-768. PMID: 24158957, PMCID: PMC3923543, DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jit571.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMacrophage migration inhibitory factorMigration inhibitory factorLow expressionOlder adultsInhibitory factorSurface Toll-like receptor 4Toll-like receptor 4Gram-negative bacteremiaPeripheral blood monocytesNegative bacterial infectionsMIF productionImmune mediatorsNegative bacteremiaHealthy controlsReceptor 4Blood monocytesOlder subjectsBacterial infectionsFunctional polymorphismsHigh expressionBacteremiaAdultsExpressionPatientsCohort
2012
Impaired Toll-Like Receptor 3-Mediated Immune Responses from Macrophages of Patients Chronically Infected with Hepatitis C Virus
Qian F, Bolen CR, Jing C, Wang X, Zheng W, Zhao H, Fikrig E, Bruce RD, Kleinstein SH, Montgomery RR. Impaired Toll-Like Receptor 3-Mediated Immune Responses from Macrophages of Patients Chronically Infected with Hepatitis C Virus. MSphere 2012, 20: 146-155. PMID: 23220997, PMCID: PMC3571267, DOI: 10.1128/cvi.00530-12.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultFemaleGene ExpressionGenotypeHepacivirusHepatitis C, ChronicHumansInflammationInterferon-betaInterferonsInterleukinsLeukocytes, MononuclearMacrophagesMalePhosphorylationPolymorphism, Single NucleotideSignal TransductionSTAT1 Transcription FactorToll-Like Receptor 3Tumor Necrosis Factor-alphaViral LoadConceptsToll-like receptor 3Peripheral blood mononuclear cellsHepatitis C virusImmune responseHCV patientsC virusExpression of TLR3Clearance of HCVCommon chronic blood-borne infectionElevated innate immune responseImpaired toll-like receptorPrimary macrophagesHCV genotype 1Ongoing inflammatory responseMajority of patientsBlood-borne infectionsBlood mononuclear cellsToll-like receptorsIFN response genesPotential therapeutic approachInnate immune responseMacrophages of patientsElevated baseline expressionTLR3 pathwayViral clearance
2011
Dual effect of the macrophage migration inhibitory factor gene on the development and severity of human systemic lupus erythematosus
Sreih A, Ezzeddine R, Leng L, LaChance A, Yu G, Mizue Y, Subrahmanyan L, Pons‐Estel B, Abelson A, Gunnarsson I, Svenungsson E, Cavett J, Glenn S, Zhang L, Montgomery R, Perl A, Salmon J, Alarcón‐Riquelme M, Harley JB, Bucala R. Dual effect of the macrophage migration inhibitory factor gene on the development and severity of human systemic lupus erythematosus. Arthritis & Rheumatism 2011, 63: 3942-3951. PMID: 22127710, PMCID: PMC3228269, DOI: 10.1002/art.30624.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultBlack or African AmericanCase-Control StudiesCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseGenotypeHumansLupus Erythematosus, SystemicMacrophage Migration-Inhibitory FactorsMaleMiddle AgedPhenotypePolymorphism, Single NucleotideSeverity of Illness IndexTumor Necrosis Factor-alphaWhite PeopleConceptsSystemic lupus erythematosusMacrophage migration inhibitory factorMIF genotypeMIF productionLupus erythematosusImmunopathogenesis of SLEInflammatory end-organ damageCentral nervous system involvementCytokine macrophage migration inhibitory factorToll-like receptor 7Human systemic lupus erythematosusMacrophage migration inhibitory factor geneMIF plasma levelsPlasma MIF levelsEnd-organ damageNervous system involvementEnd-organ involvementAfrican American patientsMigration inhibitory factorMIF levelsProinflammatory propertiesPlasma levelsReceptor 7System involvementAmerican patients