1999
Peripheral blood fibrocytes with foamy virus infection-like morphology
Grab D, Lanners H, Williams W, Bucala R. Peripheral blood fibrocytes with foamy virus infection-like morphology. Human Pathology 1999, 30: 1395-1396. PMID: 10571524, DOI: 10.1016/s0046-8177(99)90076-x.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1998
Reversal of Established Rat Crescentic Glomerulonephritis by Blockade of Macrophage Migration Inhibitory Factor (MIF): Potential Role of MIF in Regulating Glucocorticoid Production
Yang N, Nikolic-Paterson D, Ng Y, Mu W, Metz C, Bacher M, Meinhardt A, Bucala R, Atkins R, Lan H. Reversal of Established Rat Crescentic Glomerulonephritis by Blockade of Macrophage Migration Inhibitory Factor (MIF): Potential Role of MIF in Regulating Glucocorticoid Production. Molecular Medicine 1998, 4: 413-424. PMID: 10780884, PMCID: PMC2230272, DOI: 10.1007/bf03401748.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMacrophage migration inhibitory factorMigration inhibitory factorCrescentic glomerulonephritisDay 7Ab treatmentRenal functionControl AbInhibitory factorPotent pro-inflammatory cytokineEndogenous glucocorticoid levelsIsotype control AbSevere renal injuryNormal renal functionCellular immune responsesPro-inflammatory cytokinesReversal of diseaseSerum corticosterone levelsExperimental crescentic glomerulonephritisInterleukin-1 productionRat crescentic glomerulonephritisCrescentic diseaseProgressive glomerulonephritisRenal injuryGBM glomerulonephritisLeukocyte infiltration
1994
Circulating Fibrocytes Define a New Leukocyte Subpopulation That Mediates Tissue Repair
Bucala R, Spiegel L, Chesney J, Hogan M, Cerami A. Circulating Fibrocytes Define a New Leukocyte Subpopulation That Mediates Tissue Repair. Molecular Medicine 1994, 1: 71-81. PMID: 8790603, PMCID: PMC2229929, DOI: 10.1007/bf03403533.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBase SequenceBone MarrowBone Marrow CellsCD4 AntigensCell AdhesionCells, CulturedCentrifugationChimeraCollagenConnective TissueCytoskeletonDNA-Binding ProteinsDose-Response Relationship, RadiationFemaleFibroblastsFlow CytometryFluorescent Antibody TechniqueHumansImmunohistochemistryLeukocytesMaleMiceMice, Inbred BALB CMicroscopy, ElectronMolecular Sequence DataNuclear ProteinsPhenotypeSex-Determining Region Y ProteinTime FactorsTranscription FactorsTransplantation, HeterologousVimentinWound HealingConceptsTissue injuryLeukocyte subpopulationsScar formationLong-term remodelingFibroblast-like propertiesNormal wound repairConnective tissue scarConnective tissue elementsCell typesFibrotic responseTissue scarWound chambersPathological fibrotic responsesHost responseInjuryConnective tissueFibrocytesWound repairFibroblast propertiesTissue repairTissue elementsDistinctive phenotypeSubpopulationsTissueNovel cell types