2024
Prognostic and therapeutic insights into MIF, DDT, and CD74 in melanoma
Valdez C, Sánchez-Zuno G, Osmani L, Ibrahim W, Galan A, Bacchiocchi A, Halaban R, Kulkarni R, Kang I, Bucala R, Tran T. Prognostic and therapeutic insights into MIF, DDT, and CD74 in melanoma. Oncotarget 2024, 15: 507-520. PMID: 39028303, PMCID: PMC11259151, DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.28615.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAntigens, Differentiation, B-LymphocyteBiomarkers, TumorFemaleHistocompatibility Antigens Class IIHumansImmune Checkpoint InhibitorsIntramolecular OxidoreductasesMacrophage Migration-Inhibitory FactorsMaleMelanomaMiddle AgedMutationPrognosisRetrospective StudiesSkin NeoplasmsConceptsMacrophage migration inhibitory factorImmune checkpoint inhibitionD-dopachrome tautomeraseExpression of macrophage migration inhibitory factorDrivers of tumor progressionInflammatory cell markersPatient tumor samplesPatient survival outcomesMigration inhibitory factorStatistically significant differenceCheckpoint inhibitionImmune therapyPrognostic valueSurvival outcomesResistant melanomaGene expressionImproved survivalRetrospective studyInflammatory markersTumor progressionCell markersTumor samplesClinical evidenceMelanomaBulk RNA sequencing
2001
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