2022
Bladder Oxidative Stress and HMGB1 Release Contribute to PAR4-Mediated Bladder Pain in Mice
Ye S, Ma F, Mahmood DFD, Meyer-Siegler KL, Leng L, Bucala R, Vera PL. Bladder Oxidative Stress and HMGB1 Release Contribute to PAR4-Mediated Bladder Pain in Mice. Frontiers In Systems Neuroscience 2022, 16: 882493. PMID: 35645739, PMCID: PMC9135998, DOI: 10.3389/fnsys.2022.882493.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHigh mobility group box 1Macrophage migration inhibitory factorBladder painIntravesical fluidOxidative stressLevels of HMGB1Mobility group box 1Bladder oxidative stressFemale C57BL/6 miceMigration inhibitory factorGroup box 1Possible therapeutic strategiesN-acetylcysteine amideBladder edemaMIF antagonismMIF deficiencyHMGB1 concentrationsMicturition frequencyMicturition volumeMIF releaseHMGB1 levelsC57BL/6 miceMicturition parametersHistological signsHistological evidence
1998
Macrophage migration inhibitory factor is a critical mediator of the activation of immune cells by exotoxins of Gram-positive bacteria
Calandra T, Spiegel L, Metz C, Bucala R. Macrophage migration inhibitory factor is a critical mediator of the activation of immune cells by exotoxins of Gram-positive bacteria. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 1998, 95: 11383-11388. PMID: 9736745, PMCID: PMC21651, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.95.19.11383.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAntibodiesBacterial ToxinsCell DivisionCells, CulturedDisease Models, AnimalEnterotoxinsExotoxinsGram-Positive BacteriaInflammationInterferon-gammaInterleukin-2Lymphocyte ActivationMacrophage Migration-Inhibitory FactorsMacrophages, PeritonealMicePituitary GlandShock, SepticSpleenStaphylococcusStreptococcusSuperantigensConceptsMacrophage migration inhibitory factorMigration inhibitory factorMIF secretionInhibitory factorStaphylococcal toxic shock syndrome toxin 1Toxic shock syndrome toxin-1Anti-MIF antibodiesSplenocyte cytokine productionTSST-1 injectionInterferon-gamma secretionLethal mouse modelStreptococcal pyrogenic exotoxinT cell cytokinesInnate host responseLethal toxic shockProliferation of splenocytesT-cell productsInnate immune responseSyndrome toxin-1Dose-response studyMouse peritoneal macrophagesSpleen enlargementMIF antibodyC57BL/6 miceCytokine production