Iguratimod, an allosteric inhibitor of macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF), prevents mortality and oxidative stress in a murine model of acetaminophen overdose
Bloom J, Pantouris G, He M, Aljabari B, Mishra L, Manjula R, Parkins A, Lolis E, Al-Abed Y. Iguratimod, an allosteric inhibitor of macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF), prevents mortality and oxidative stress in a murine model of acetaminophen overdose. Molecular Medicine 2024, 30: 43. PMID: 38539088, PMCID: PMC10976746, DOI: 10.1186/s10020-024-00803-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMode of inhibitionAllosteric inhibitorsActive site pocketMigration inhibitory factorSite pocketInhibitory factorProtein crystallographyTautomerase active siteOxidative stressT-614Murine modelDrug modePleiotropic cytokineNon-competitive type of inhibitionAPAP overdoseActive siteMacrophage migration inhibitory factorInhibition constantType of inhibitionInhibitor of macrophage migration inhibitory factorKinetic analysisBackgroundMacrophage migration inhibitory factorAcetaminophen overdoseIn vivo experimentsMultiple small molecule inhibitors