2023
Extracellular macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF) downregulates adipose hormone-sensitive lipase (HSL) and contributes to obesity
Chen L, Li L, Cui D, Huang Y, Tong H, Zabihi H, Wang S, Qi Y, Lakowski T, Leng L, Liu S, Wu H, Young L, Bucala R, Qi D. Extracellular macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF) downregulates adipose hormone-sensitive lipase (HSL) and contributes to obesity. Molecular Metabolism 2023, 79: 101834. PMID: 37935315, PMCID: PMC10700858, DOI: 10.1016/j.molmet.2023.101834.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMacrophage migration inhibitory factorExtracellular MIFHigh-fat dietHormone-sensitive lipaseDevelopment of obesityMigration inhibitory factorInhibitory factorRole of cytokinesExtracellular actionJNK phosphorylationMIF levelsSevere obesityHFD miceHFD feedingMIF antibodyWT miceAdipocyte hypertrophyCOP9 signalosome subunit 5Fat dietHSL expressionObesityAutocrine fashionHSL activationSensitive lipaseInhibitory action
2021
Role of MIF in coordinated expression of hepatic chemokines in patients with alcohol-associated hepatitis
Poulsen KL, Fan X, Kibler CD, Huang E, Wu X, McMullen MR, Leng L, Bucala R, Ventura-Cots M, Argemi J, Bataller R, Nagy LE. Role of MIF in coordinated expression of hepatic chemokines in patients with alcohol-associated hepatitis. JCI Insight 2021, 6: e141420. PMID: 33945507, PMCID: PMC8262327, DOI: 10.1172/jci.insight.141420.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMacrophage migration inhibitory factorAlcohol-associated hepatitisChemokine expressionHealthy controlsLiver diseaseRole of MIFMIF KO miceChronic liver diseaseCytokines/chemokinesMigration inhibitory factorUpstream regulatorChemokine signatureChemokine CCL20WT miceCultured hepatocytesMultiple chemokinesChemokine systemInflammatory responseChemokine membersNovel therapiesEthanol feedingPatientsChemokine familyChemokinesInhibitory factor
2019
MIF and MIF2 have distinct but synergistic roles in CIA pathogenesis
Doherty E, Tilstam P, Bucala R. MIF and MIF2 have distinct but synergistic roles in CIA pathogenesis. The Journal Of Immunology 2019, 202: 180.13-180.13. DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.202.supp.180.13.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMacrophage migration inhibitory factorRheumatoid arthritisT cellsCIA inductionCollagen-induced arthritis (CIA) mouse modelSevere erosive rheumatoid arthritisEffector memory T cellsCytokine macrophage migration inhibitory factorRelapsing autoimmune diseaseErosive rheumatoid arthritisProgressive joint destructionT cell infiltrationMemory T cellsAbstract Rheumatoid arthritisArthritis mouse modelSecondary lymphoid organsMigration inhibitory factorCIA pathogenesisHigh expression alleleJoint inflammationJoint destructionLymph nodesWT miceAutoimmune diseasesReceptor CD74