1999
Sustained Mitogen-activated Protein Kinase (MAPK) and Cytoplasmic Phospholipase A2 Activation by Macrophage Migration Inhibitory Factor (MIF) REGULATORY ROLE IN CELL PROLIFERATION AND GLUCOCORTICOID ACTION*
Mitchell R, Metz C, Peng T, Bucala R. Sustained Mitogen-activated Protein Kinase (MAPK) and Cytoplasmic Phospholipase A2 Activation by Macrophage Migration Inhibitory Factor (MIF) REGULATORY ROLE IN CELL PROLIFERATION AND GLUCOCORTICOID ACTION*. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 1999, 274: 18100-18106. PMID: 10364264, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.274.25.18100.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMacrophage migration inhibitory factorPhospholipase A2 activityGlucocorticoid actionRole of MIFRecombinant macrophage migration inhibitory factorMitogen-activated protein kinaseImportant pro-inflammatory mediatorsA2 activityCytosolic phospholipase A2 activityPro-inflammatory mediatorsMigration inhibitory factorPro-inflammatory stimuliImmune cell activationCytoplasmic phospholipase A2Phospholipase A2 activationArachidonic acid releaseGlucocorticoid suppressionERK-dependent pathwayMIF actionInflammatory propertiesInflammatory responseExtracellular signal-regulated mitogen-activated protein kinaseCell activationInhibitory factorA2 activation
1995
MIF as a glucocorticoid-induced modulator of cytokine production
Calandra T, Bernhagen J, Metz C, Spiegel L, Bacher M, Donnelly T, Cerami A, Bucala R. MIF as a glucocorticoid-induced modulator of cytokine production. Nature 1995, 377: 68-71. PMID: 7659164, DOI: 10.1038/377068a0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBlotting, WesternCell LineCytokinesDexamethasoneEnzyme-Linked Immunosorbent AssayFemaleGlucocorticoidsHumansHydrocortisoneImmunityInflammationLipopolysaccharidesMacrophage ActivationMacrophage Migration-Inhibitory FactorsMacrophagesMiceMice, Inbred BALB CRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyRecombinant ProteinsShock, SepticT-LymphocytesConceptsMacrophage migration inhibitory factorCounter-regulatory systemsMigration inhibitory factorProtein macrophage migration inhibitory factorGlucocorticoid protectionLethal endotoxaemiaMIF productionCytokine productionCytokine secretionMacrophage cytokinesEndogenous mediatorsImmunosuppressive propertiesImmune responseGlucocorticoid hormonesInhibitory factorHormonal systemsCritical mediatorUnexpected findingMediatorsVital functionsEndotoxaemiaCytokinesGlucocorticoidsMonocytesPituitary
1985
Glucocorticoid-lens protein adducts in experimentally induced steroid cataracts
Bucala R, Callati M, Manabe S, Cotlier E, Cerami A. Glucocorticoid-lens protein adducts in experimentally induced steroid cataracts. Experimental Eye Research 1985, 40: 853-863. PMID: 4018168, DOI: 10.1016/0014-4835(85)90130-7.Peer-Reviewed Original Research