2021
Hsp90-stabilized MIF supports tumor progression via macrophage recruitment and angiogenesis in colorectal cancer
Klemke L, De Oliveira T, Witt D, Winkler N, Bohnenberger H, Bucala R, Conradi LC, Schulz-Heddergott R. Hsp90-stabilized MIF supports tumor progression via macrophage recruitment and angiogenesis in colorectal cancer. Cell Death & Disease 2021, 12: 155. PMID: 33542244, PMCID: PMC7862487, DOI: 10.1038/s41419-021-03426-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAngiogenic ProteinsAnimalsAntigens, Differentiation, B-LymphocyteAntineoplastic AgentsColitis-Associated NeoplasmsDisease Models, AnimalFemaleHCT116 CellsHEK293 CellsHistocompatibility Antigens Class IIHSP90 Heat-Shock ProteinsHumansInflammation MediatorsIntramolecular OxidoreductasesMacrophage Migration-Inhibitory FactorsMaleMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutNeovascularization, PathologicOrganoidsProtein StabilitySignal TransductionTumor BurdenTumor-Associated MacrophagesConceptsMacrophage migration inhibitory factorMIF levelsMacrophage recruitmentAction of MIFColitis-associated colorectal cancer (CAC) mouse modelTumor growthTumor progressionFunction of MIFColorectal cancer mouse modelHigher MIF levelsHost inflammatory pathwaysTumor-specific functionsEpithelial cellsShorter overall survivalCRC tumor progressionClinical correlation studiesMigration inhibitory factorCRC tumor growthCancer mouse modelWild-type organoidsTumor epithelial cellsHSP90 inhibitor treatmentCD74 expressionOverall survivalCRC patients
2001
Neuroendocrine properties of macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF)
Fingerle‐Rowson G, Bucala R. Neuroendocrine properties of macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF). Immunology And Cell Biology 2001, 79: 368-375. PMID: 11488984, DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1711.2001.01024.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMacrophage migration inhibitory factorMigration inhibitory factorInhibitory factorCytokine macrophage migration inhibitory factorPro-inflammatory actionsMIF expressionSeptic shockNeuroendocrine mediatorsInflammatory diseasesPathogenic roleEndocrine circuitsNeuroendocrine propertiesImmune systemEndocrine tissuesImmune tissuesNeuroendocrine mechanismsDiseaseTissueArthritisNeuroendocrineFactors
2000
A most interesting factor
Bucala R. A most interesting factor. Nature 2000, 408: 146-147. PMID: 11089953, DOI: 10.1038/35041654.Peer-Reviewed Original Research