MIF rediscovered: cytokine, pituitary hormone, and glucocorticoid‐induced regulator of the immune response
Bucala R. MIF rediscovered: cytokine, pituitary hormone, and glucocorticoid‐induced regulator of the immune response. The FASEB Journal 1996, 10: 1607-1613. PMID: 9002552, DOI: 10.1096/fasebj.10.14.9002552.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMacrophage migration inhibitory factorImmune responseSecretion of MIFMigration inhibitory factorAnterior pituitary cellsImmune cell activationT-lymphocyte productsProfound inhibitory effectFirst cytokine activitiesCounterregulatory hormonesLymph nodesCytokine productionImmunosuppressive effectsGlucocorticoid actionLymphocyte productsT cellsPituitary hormonesInflammatory sitesCytokine activityPituitary cellsSteroid concentrationsCell activationImmune systemInhibitory factorInhibitory effectMIF re-discovered: Pituitary hormone and glucocorticoid-induced regulator of cytokine production
Bucala R. MIF re-discovered: Pituitary hormone and glucocorticoid-induced regulator of cytokine production. Cytokine & Growth Factor Reviews 1996, 7: 19-24. PMID: 8864351, DOI: 10.1016/1359-6101(96)00008-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMacrophage migration inhibitory factorAssociation of MIFT cell-derived factorsCounter-regulatory hormonesPrimary immune responseMigration inhibitory factorCell-derived factorSource of infectionAnterior pituitary cell lineFirst cytokine activitiesLymph nodesCytokine productionGlucocorticoid actionPituitary cell lineImmune responsePituitary hormonesInflammatory sitesCytokine activityHost responseImmune systemInhibitory factorInhibitory effectTissue invasionProtein mediatorsRandom migration