2018
Macrophage Migration Inhibitory Factor Regulates U1 Small Nuclear RNP Immune Complex–Mediated Activation of the NLRP3 Inflammasome
Shin MS, Kang Y, Wahl ER, Park HJ, Lazova R, Leng L, Mamula M, Krishnaswamy S, Bucala R, Kang I. Macrophage Migration Inhibitory Factor Regulates U1 Small Nuclear RNP Immune Complex–Mediated Activation of the NLRP3 Inflammasome. Arthritis & Rheumatology 2018, 71: 109-120. PMID: 30009530, PMCID: PMC6310104, DOI: 10.1002/art.40672.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAntigen-Antibody ComplexAutoantibodiesBlotting, WesternCARD Signaling Adaptor ProteinsEnzyme-Linked Immunosorbent AssayFlow CytometryHumansInflammasomesInterleukin-1betaIntramolecular OxidoreductasesMacrophage Migration-Inhibitory FactorsMass SpectrometryMonocytesNLR Family, Pyrin Domain-Containing 3 ProteinReceptors, ImmunologicRibonucleoprotein, U1 Small NuclearConceptsMacrophage migration inhibitory factorSystemic lupus erythematosusMigration inhibitory factorNLRP3 inflammasome activationImmune complexesIL-1βNLRP3 inflammasomeHuman monocytesInflammasome activationExpression of MIFProduction of MIFInhibitory factorCaspase-1IL-1β levelsIL-1β productionEnzyme-linked immunosorbentQuantitative polymerase chain reactionHigh expression alleleLupus patientsMIF productionMIF receptorInflammatory characteristicsLupus erythematosusInterleukin-1βPolymerase chain reaction
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
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
2001
Up-regulation of macrophage migration inhibitory factor in acute renal allograft rejection in the rat
Brown F, Nikolic-Paterson D, Metz C, Bucala R, Atkins R, Lan H. Up-regulation of macrophage migration inhibitory factor in acute renal allograft rejection in the rat. Clinical & Experimental Immunology 2001, 118: 329-336. PMID: 10540199, PMCID: PMC1905421, DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2249.1999.01048.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMacrophage migration inhibitory factorMIF mRNA expressionAcute renal allograft rejectionAcute allograft rejectionRenal allograft rejectionAllograft rejectionMigration inhibitory factorDay 5MIF expressionRenal allograftsMRNA expressionDay 1Inhibitory factorLocal MIF productionMIF protein expressionNormal renal functionT-cell infiltratesCell-mediated diseaseSevere tubular damageCellular immune responsesImmune cell-mediated diseasesSevere tubulitisSevere rejectionCreatinine clearanceMIF productionDevelopment of chronic colitis is dependent on the cytokine MIF
de Jong Y, Abadia-Molina A, Satoskar A, Clarke K, Rietdijk S, Faubion W, Mizoguchi E, Metz C, Sahli M, ten Hove T, Keates A, Lubetsky J, Farrell R, Michetti P, van Deventer S, Lolis E, David J, Bhan A, Terhorst C. Development of chronic colitis is dependent on the cytokine MIF. Nature Immunology 2001, 2: 1061-1066. PMID: 11668338, DOI: 10.1038/ni720.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdoptive TransferAnimalsAutoimmune DiseasesBone Marrow TransplantationChronic DiseaseColitisCrohn DiseaseDNA-Binding ProteinsFemaleHumansImmunization, PassiveLipopolysaccharidesMacrophage ActivationMacrophage Migration-Inhibitory FactorsMaleMiceMice, KnockoutModels, AnimalNuclear ProteinsRadiation ChimeraWeight LossConceptsMacrophage migration inhibitory factorCytokine macrophage migration inhibitory factorMIF-deficient miceCrohn's diseaseRole of MIFImmune systemPlasma MIF concentrationMucosal immune systemInnate immune cellsInnate immune systemChronic colitisMIF concentrationsExperimental colitisMIF productionMurine colitisImmune cellsColitisIntestinal bacteriaInhibitory factorDiseaseNew targetsMiceLipopolysaccharideCell typesPatientsMacrophage migration inhibitory factor is an important mediator in the pathogenesis of gastric inflammation in rats
Huang X, Hui C, Chen Y, Chun B, Wong Y, Fung P, Metz C, Cho C, Hui W, Bucala R, Lam S, Lan H. Macrophage migration inhibitory factor is an important mediator in the pathogenesis of gastric inflammation in rats. Gastroenterology 2001, 121: 619-630. PMID: 11522746, DOI: 10.1053/gast.2001.27205.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcetic AcidAcute DiseaseAnimalsAntibodies, MonoclonalDisease Models, AnimalGastritisGene ExpressionIn Situ HybridizationIn Vitro TechniquesIntercellular Adhesion Molecule-1Macrophage Migration-Inhibitory FactorsMacrophagesMaleNeutrophilsNitric Oxide SynthaseNitric Oxide Synthase Type IIRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyRNA, MessengerStomach UlcerTumor Necrosis Factor-alphaWound HealingConceptsAcute gastric ulcerMigration inhibitory factorInducible nitric oxide synthaseGastric ulcerNitric oxide synthaseGastric inflammationMIF antibodyOxide synthaseRole of MIFRat gastric ulcer modelsInhibitory factorMacrophage migration inhibitory factorIntercellular adhesion molecule-1Tumor necrosis factor alphaGastric ulcer modelImmune-mediated diseasesKey inflammatory mediatorsMajor inflammatory cellsAccumulation of macrophagesNecrosis factor alphaAdhesion molecule-1Sites of inflammationNeutrophil accumulationMIF productionUlcer size
2000
Regulation of macrophage migration inhibitory factor by endogenous glucocorticoids in rat adjuvant‐induced arthritis
Leech M, Metz C, Bucala R, MorAnd E. Regulation of macrophage migration inhibitory factor by endogenous glucocorticoids in rat adjuvant‐induced arthritis. Arthritis & Rheumatism 2000, 43: 827-833. PMID: 10765927, DOI: 10.1002/1529-0131(200004)43:4<827::aid-anr13>3.0.co;2-k.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMacrophage migration inhibitory factorEnzyme-linked immunosorbent assaySerum MIF levelsMigration inhibitory factorMIF levelsEndogenous glucocorticoidsADX ratsSham operationRegulation of MIFInhibitory factorIsotype-matched control antibodyTumor necrosis factor alphaAdjuvant arthritis inductionClinical disease parametersReversal of diseaseNecrosis factor alphaSites of inflammationArthritis inductionArthritis developmentMIF productionMIF releaseControl antibodyInflammatory diseasesSignificant exacerbationSupernatant levels
1998
Regulation of the immune response by macrophage migration inhibitory factor: biological and structural features
Bernhagen J, Calandra T, Bucala R. Regulation of the immune response by macrophage migration inhibitory factor: biological and structural features. Journal Of Molecular Medicine 1998, 76: 151-161. PMID: 9535548, DOI: 10.1007/s001090050204.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMacrophage migration inhibitory factorMigration inhibitory factorInhibitory factorCytokine macrophage migration inhibitory factorDelayed-type hypersensitivity reactionNegative septic shockB cell responsesMIF productionSeptic shockImmunosuppressive effectsHypersensitivity reactionsImmune responseImmunological functionsCell responsesHost macrophagesCritical mediatorGlucocorticoidsMediatorsBiological roleResponseCytokine structureCytokinesDiseaseMacrophagesStress response
1997
TNF-α Up-regulates Renal MIF Expression in Rat Crescentic Glomerulonephritis
Lan H, Yang N, Metz C, Mu W, Song Q, Nikolic-Paterson D, Bacher M, Bucala R, Atkins R. TNF-α Up-regulates Renal MIF Expression in Rat Crescentic Glomerulonephritis. Molecular Medicine 1997, 3: 136-144. PMID: 9085256, PMCID: PMC2230061, DOI: 10.1007/bf03401805.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRenal MIF expressionMigration inhibitory factorMIF expressionCrescentic glomerulonephritisRat crescentic glomerulonephritisMIF productionDay 1BackgroundMacrophage migration inhibitory factorSoluble TNF-α receptorTumor necrosis factor αResident kidney cellsSerum MIF levelsPotent proinflammatory mediatorPathogenesis of endotoxemiaNecrosis factor αInterstitial macrophage infiltrationTNF-α receptorExperimental crescentic glomerulonephritisMIF levelsMIF secretionRenal injuryRenal damageRenal diseaseProinflammatory mediatorsMacrophage accumulation
1995
MIF as a glucocorticoid-induced modulator of cytokine production
Calandra T, Bernhagen J, Metz C, Spiegel L, Bacher M, Donnelly T, Cerami A, Bucala R. MIF as a glucocorticoid-induced modulator of cytokine production. Nature 1995, 377: 68-71. PMID: 7659164, DOI: 10.1038/377068a0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBlotting, WesternCell LineCytokinesDexamethasoneEnzyme-Linked Immunosorbent AssayFemaleGlucocorticoidsHumansHydrocortisoneImmunityInflammationLipopolysaccharidesMacrophage ActivationMacrophage Migration-Inhibitory FactorsMacrophagesMiceMice, Inbred BALB CRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyRecombinant ProteinsShock, SepticT-LymphocytesConceptsMacrophage migration inhibitory factorCounter-regulatory systemsMigration inhibitory factorProtein macrophage migration inhibitory factorGlucocorticoid protectionLethal endotoxaemiaMIF productionCytokine productionCytokine secretionMacrophage cytokinesEndogenous mediatorsImmunosuppressive propertiesImmune responseGlucocorticoid hormonesInhibitory factorHormonal systemsCritical mediatorUnexpected findingMediatorsVital functionsEndotoxaemiaCytokinesGlucocorticoidsMonocytesPituitary
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