Involvement of Macrophage Migration Inhibitory Factor (MIF) in Experimental Uric Acid Nephropathy
Kim Y, Huang X, Suga S, Mazzali M, Tang D, Metz C, Bucala R, Kivlighn S, Johnson R, Lan H. Involvement of Macrophage Migration Inhibitory Factor (MIF) in Experimental Uric Acid Nephropathy. Molecular Medicine 2000, 6: 837-848. PMID: 11126199, PMCID: PMC1949919, DOI: 10.1007/bf03401822.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMacrophage migration inhibitory factorUric acid crystal depositionMigration inhibitory factorUric acid nephropathyGranuloma formationMIF mRNAMIF proteinOxonic acidInhibitory factorCrystal depositionAcute uric acid nephropathyAreas of granulomasMIF mRNA expressionProgressive tubulointerstitial injuryRoutine light microscopyUrate nephropathyWestern blot analysisMIF expressionLocal cellular responseMIF secretionTubulointerstitial damageTubulointerstitial injuryInterleukin-2RRenal diseaseDTH reaction