Allosteric inhibition of macrophage migration inhibitory factor revealed by ibudilast
Cho Y, Crichlow GV, Vermeire JJ, Leng L, Du X, Hodsdon ME, Bucala R, Cappello M, Gross M, Gaeta F, Johnson K, Lolis EJ. Allosteric inhibition of macrophage migration inhibitory factor revealed by ibudilast. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2010, 107: 11313-11318. PMID: 20534506, PMCID: PMC2895110, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1002716107.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMacrophage migration inhibitory factorMigration inhibitory factorInhibitory factorPeripheral blood mononuclear cellsBlood mononuclear cellsNeuropathic painOpioid withdrawalMIF receptorBronchial asthmaOcular indicationsMononuclear cellsProinflammatory proteinsAntiinflammatory drugsGlial cellsPossible therapeuticsAntiinflammatory activityChemotactic functionNonselective inhibitorAV411Major receptorTautomerase activityReceptorsAllosteric binding siteAntibody experimentsTreatment