Development of chronic colitis is dependent on the cytokine MIF
de Jong Y, Abadia-Molina A, Satoskar A, Clarke K, Rietdijk S, Faubion W, Mizoguchi E, Metz C, Sahli M, ten Hove T, Keates A, Lubetsky J, Farrell R, Michetti P, van Deventer S, Lolis E, David J, Bhan A, Terhorst C. Development of chronic colitis is dependent on the cytokine MIF. Nature Immunology 2001, 2: 1061-1066. PMID: 11668338, DOI: 10.1038/ni720.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdoptive TransferAnimalsAutoimmune DiseasesBone Marrow TransplantationChronic DiseaseColitisCrohn DiseaseDNA-Binding ProteinsFemaleHumansImmunization, PassiveLipopolysaccharidesMacrophage ActivationMacrophage Migration-Inhibitory FactorsMaleMiceMice, KnockoutModels, AnimalNuclear ProteinsRadiation ChimeraWeight LossConceptsMacrophage migration inhibitory factorCytokine macrophage migration inhibitory factorMIF-deficient miceCrohn's diseaseRole of MIFImmune systemPlasma MIF concentrationMucosal immune systemInnate immune cellsInnate immune systemChronic colitisMIF concentrationsExperimental colitisMIF productionMurine colitisImmune cellsColitisIntestinal bacteriaInhibitory factorDiseaseNew targetsMiceLipopolysaccharideCell typesPatients