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 production
2000
Involvement of Macrophage Migration Inhibitory Factor (MIF) in Experimental Uric Acid Nephropathy
Kim Y, Huang X, Suga S, Mazzali M, Tang D, Metz C, Bucala R, Kivlighn S, Johnson R, Lan H. Involvement of Macrophage Migration Inhibitory Factor (MIF) in Experimental Uric Acid Nephropathy. Molecular Medicine 2000, 6: 837-848. PMID: 11126199, PMCID: PMC1949919, DOI: 10.1007/bf03401822.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsImmunohistochemistryKidney DiseasesKidney Function TestsMacrophage Migration-Inhibitory FactorsMaleRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyUp-RegulationUric AcidConceptsMacrophage migration inhibitory factorUric acid crystal depositionMigration inhibitory factorUric acid nephropathyGranuloma formationMIF mRNAMIF proteinOxonic acidInhibitory factorCrystal depositionAcute uric acid nephropathyAreas of granulomasMIF mRNA expressionProgressive tubulointerstitial injuryRoutine light microscopyUrate nephropathyWestern blot analysisMIF expressionLocal cellular responseMIF secretionTubulointerstitial damageTubulointerstitial injuryInterleukin-2RRenal diseaseDTH reaction