1996
MIF re-discovered: Pituitary hormone and glucocorticoid-induced regulator of cytokine production
Bucala R. MIF re-discovered: Pituitary hormone and glucocorticoid-induced regulator of cytokine production. Cytokine & Growth Factor Reviews 1996, 7: 19-24. PMID: 8864351, DOI: 10.1016/1359-6101(96)00008-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMacrophage migration inhibitory factorAssociation of MIFT cell-derived factorsCounter-regulatory hormonesPrimary immune responseMigration inhibitory factorCell-derived factorSource of infectionAnterior pituitary cell lineFirst cytokine activitiesLymph nodesCytokine productionGlucocorticoid actionPituitary cell lineImmune responsePituitary hormonesInflammatory sitesCytokine activityHost responseImmune systemInhibitory factorInhibitory effectTissue invasionProtein mediatorsRandom migration
1994
Identification of MIF as a new pituitary hormone and macrophage cytokine and its role in endotoxic shock
Bucala R. Identification of MIF as a new pituitary hormone and macrophage cytokine and its role in endotoxic shock. Immunology Letters 1994, 43: 23-26. PMID: 7737686, DOI: 10.1016/0165-2478(94)00152-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPituitary hormonesMacrophage migration inhibitory factorSystemic inflammatory responseMacrophage-derived cytokinesMigration inhibitory factorNovel pituitary hormoneEndotoxic shockMacrophage cytokinesInflammatory responseHost responseInhibitory factorProtein mediatorsHormoneCytokinesMIFPivotal roleEndotoxicResponseThe emerging role of MIF in septic shock and infection
Bernhagen J, Calandra T, Bucala R. The emerging role of MIF in septic shock and infection. Biotherapy 1994, 8: 123-127. PMID: 8924353, DOI: 10.1007/bf01878495.Peer-Reviewed Original Research