2003
Chapter 45 Macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF)
Arenberg D, Bucala R. Chapter 45 Macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF). 2003, II: 1037-xxxiii. DOI: 10.1016/b978-012689663-3/50049-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMacrophage migration inhibitory factorMigration inhibitory factorRegulation of MIFCritical pro-inflammatory mediatorInhibitory factorPro-inflammatory mediatorsMIF receptorImmune cellsImmunosuppressive propertiesCellular proliferationWidespread expressionMediatorsFuture investigationsCellsInflammationCytokinesGlucocorticoidsPathogenesisSteroidsSecretionActivityImportant roleReceptors
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