2022
Interleukin-17 Contributes to Chikungunya Virus-Induced Disease
Liu X, Poo YS, Alves JC, Almeida RP, Mostafavi H, Tang PCH, Bucala R, Teixeira MM, Taylor A, Zaid A, Mahalingam S. Interleukin-17 Contributes to Chikungunya Virus-Induced Disease. MBio 2022, 13: e00289-22. PMID: 35254128, PMCID: PMC9040832, DOI: 10.1128/mbio.00289-22.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIL-17Chikungunya virusCHIKV infectionRheumatoid arthritisIL-17A-deficient miceIL-17-deficient miceInterleukin-17 ContributesSpecific antiviral drugsWild-type miceIL-17 signalingAlphaviral arthritidesIL-17AIL-23Neutrophil infiltrationPsoriatic arthritisArthritic inflammationIL-21Acute phaseIL-22Interleukin-17Chronic phaseIL-6Tissue infiltratesTissue inflammationDisease patients
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
2017
Adoptive transfer of a novel MIF receptor (CD74+) expressing memory T cell subpopulation is sufficient to transfer inflammatory arthritis
Doherty E, Piecychna M, Leng L, Bucala R. Adoptive transfer of a novel MIF receptor (CD74+) expressing memory T cell subpopulation is sufficient to transfer inflammatory arthritis. The Journal Of Immunology 2017, 198: 156.3-156.3. DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.198.supp.156.3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMacrophage migration inhibitory factorEffector memory T cellsMemory T cellsRheumatoid arthritisT cellsJoint inflammationAdoptive transferCollagen-induced arthritis (CIA) mouse modelSevere erosive rheumatoid arthritisCytokine macrophage migration inhibitory factorMemory T-cell subpopulationsAutoimmune joint inflammationImmune checkpoints CTLA4MIF receptor CD74Effector memory phenotypeErosive rheumatoid arthritisAbstract Rheumatoid arthritisArthritis mouse modelT cell subpopulationsMigration inhibitory factorT cell activationExpression of STAT4High expression alleleInflammatory arthritisMIF receptor
1999
Macrophage migration inhibitory factor in rheumatoid arthritis: Evidence of proinflammatory function and regulation by glucocorticoids
Leech M, Metz C, Hall P, Hutchinson P, Gianis K, Smith M, Weedon H, Holdsworth S, Bucala R, Morand E. Macrophage migration inhibitory factor in rheumatoid arthritis: Evidence of proinflammatory function and regulation by glucocorticoids. Arthritis & Rheumatism 1999, 42: 1601-1608. PMID: 10446857, DOI: 10.1002/1529-0131(199908)42:8<1601::aid-anr6>3.0.co;2-b.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedArthritis, RheumatoidCells, CulturedCytokinesGlucocorticoidsHumansImmunohistochemistryInterferon-gammaLymphocyte ActivationMacrophage Migration-Inhibitory FactorsMacrophagesMonocytesReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionRNA, MessengerSynovial MembraneT-LymphocytesTumor Necrosis Factor-alphaConceptsMacrophage migration inhibitory factorFibroblast-like synoviocytesRA fibroblast-like synoviocytesEnzyme-linked immunosorbent assayRheumatoid arthritisMigration inhibitory factorTNFalpha releaseExpression of MIFIntracellular macrophage migration inhibitory factorInhibitory factorCultured RA fibroblast-like synoviocytesCytokine macrophage migration inhibitory factorCultured fibroblast-like synoviocytesTumor necrosis factor-alpha synthesisHuman RA synoviumRA synovial tissueNecrosis factor-alpha synthesisHuman autoimmune diseasesPotential therapeutic targetTranscription-polymerase chain reactionMessenger RNA expressionT cell activationMIF expressionRA patientsRA synovium
1994
Differential expression of the small inducible cytokines GRO α and GROβ by synovial fibroblasts in chronic arthritis: Possible role in growth regulation
Hogan M, Sherry B, Ritchlin C, Fabre M, Winchester R, Cerami A, Bucala R. Differential expression of the small inducible cytokines GRO α and GROβ by synovial fibroblasts in chronic arthritis: Possible role in growth regulation. Cytokine 1994, 6: 61-69. PMID: 8003635, DOI: 10.1016/1043-4666(94)90009-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsActinsArthritis, RheumatoidBase SequenceCells, CulturedChemokine CXCL1Chemokines, CXCChemotactic FactorsConsensus SequenceCytokinesDNA PrimersFibroblastsGene ExpressionGrowth SubstancesHumansIntercellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsInterleukin-8Molecular Sequence DataPolymerase Chain ReactionRNA, MessengerSulfur RadioisotopesSynovial MembraneTranscription, GeneticConceptsSynovial fibroblastsGRO alphaChronic arthritisRheumatoid synoviaSynovial fibroblast cell lineGRO betaPro-inflammatory statePro-inflammatory activityRheumatoid arthritisChronic inflammationConnective tissue responseRheumatoid synoviumInflammatory cytokinesRate of proliferationSynovial pannusCytokine activationGRO gammaMetalloproteinase activityArthritisSynoviaGrowth factorConstitutive expressionGrowth dysregulationTissue responseCell lines