URINE MACROPHAGE MIGRATION INHIBITORY FACTOR CONCENTRATIONS AS A DIAGNOSTIC TOOL IN HUMAN RENAL ALLOGRAFT REJECTION1
Brown F, Nikolic-Paterson D, Chadban S, Dowling J, Jose M, Metz C, Bucala R, Atkins R. URINE MACROPHAGE MIGRATION INHIBITORY FACTOR CONCENTRATIONS AS A DIAGNOSTIC TOOL IN HUMAN RENAL ALLOGRAFT REJECTION1. Transplantation 2001, 71: 1777-1783. PMID: 11455258, DOI: 10.1097/00007890-200106270-00013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMacrophage migration inhibitory factorAcute rejectionMIF concentrationsRenal transplant patientsCyA toxicityTransplant patientsProspective studyRetrospective studyNormal controlsSerum macrophage migration inhibitory factorUrine macrophage migration inhibitory factorAcute renal allograft rejectionStable renal transplant patientsDay 1 posttransplantationEpisodes of biopsyLocal MIF productionRenal allograft patientsRENAL ALLOGRAFT REJECTION1Renal transplant dysfunctionSerum MIF concentrationsSerum MIF levelsTransplant patient groupsRenal allograft rejectionPro-inflammatory cytokinesNormal healthy controls