2024
MIF contribution to progressive brain diseases
Matejuk A, Benedek G, Bucala R, Matejuk S, Offner H, Vandenbark A. MIF contribution to progressive brain diseases. Journal Of Neuroinflammation 2024, 21: 8. PMID: 38178143, PMCID: PMC10765708, DOI: 10.1186/s12974-023-02993-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBrain diseasesMultiple sclerosisAlzheimer's diseaseMacrophage migration inhibitory factorModulation of neuroinflammationNumerous neurologic diseasesMigration inhibitory factorProgressive brain diseaseNew therapeutic strategiesInflammatory mediatorsChronic inflammationAutoimmune diseasesVascular diseaseNervous system developmentNeurologic diseaseNeuroendocrine functionPsychiatric disordersTherapeutic strategiesEconomic burdenNeurological diseasesNew biomarkersInhibitory factorNeurodegenerative pathologiesDiseaseNovel therapeutics
2023
Mural cell-derived chemokines provide a protective niche to safeguard vascular macrophages and limit chronic inflammation
Pekayvaz K, Gold C, Hoseinpour P, Engel A, Martinez-Navarro A, Eivers L, Coletti R, Joppich M, Dionísio F, Kaiser R, Tomas L, Janjic A, Knott M, Mehari F, Polewka V, Kirschner M, Boda A, Nicolai L, Schulz H, Titova A, Kilani B, Lorenz M, Fingerle-Rowson G, Bucala R, Enard W, Zimmer R, Weber C, Libby P, Schulz C, Massberg S, Stark K. Mural cell-derived chemokines provide a protective niche to safeguard vascular macrophages and limit chronic inflammation. Immunity 2023, 56: 2325-2341.e15. PMID: 37652021, PMCID: PMC10588993, DOI: 10.1016/j.immuni.2023.08.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchChronic inflammationVascular macrophagesPersistent tissue injuryChronic inflammatory diseaseSmooth muscle cellsMacrophage nicheInflammation contributesChemokine CCL2Inflammatory diseasesPlaque areaTissue injuryVascular bedPlaque necrosisMacrophage phenotypeAdvanced stageHomeostatic functionsNecrotic coreMuscle cellsInflammationAtherosclerosisMacrophagesMural cellsIntravital imagingProtective nicheNecrotic cells
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