2021
Unexpected Pro-Fibrotic Effect of MIF in Non-Alcoholic Steatohepatitis Is Linked to a Shift in NKT Cell Populations
Heinrichs D, Brandt EF, Fischer P, Köhncke J, Wirtz TH, Guldiken N, Djudjaj S, Boor P, Kroy D, Weiskirchen R, Bucala R, Wasmuth HE, Strnad P, Trautwein C, Bernhagen J, Berres ML. Unexpected Pro-Fibrotic Effect of MIF in Non-Alcoholic Steatohepatitis Is Linked to a Shift in NKT Cell Populations. Cells 2021, 10: 252. PMID: 33525493, PMCID: PMC7918903, DOI: 10.3390/cells10020252.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBiomarkersCell PolarityDietDisease ProgressionFibrosisGene Expression RegulationHepatic Stellate CellsHepatocytesHumansLiverMacrophage Migration-Inhibitory FactorsMaleMice, Inbred C57BLModels, BiologicalNatural Killer T-CellsNon-alcoholic Fatty Liver DiseaseReceptors, ImmunologicConceptsMacrophage migration inhibitory factorNon-alcoholic fatty liver diseaseNAFLD progressionLiver fibrogenesisNKT cell populationNKT cell subpopulationsChronic liver injuryFatty liver diseaseNon-alcoholic steatohepatitisAnti-fibrotic propertiesPro-fibrotic effectsMigration inhibitory factorPleiotropic inflammatory cytokineLiver injury modelPro-fibrotic phenotypeMIF expressionMurine resultsNASH patientsNKT cellsLiver injuryLiver diseaseFibrosis markersInflammatory cytokinesDiet feedingInjury model
2018
PS-083 Protection from Gao-Binge induced liver injury in Mif–/– Mice is associated with decreased ER stress
Poulsen K, Mcmullen M, Sheehan M, Leng L, Bucala R, Nagy L. PS-083 Protection from Gao-Binge induced liver injury in Mif–/– Mice is associated with decreased ER stress. Journal Of Hepatology 2018, 68: s47-s48. DOI: 10.1016/s0168-8278(18)30313-1.Peer-Reviewed Original Research