1999
Macrophage migration inhibitory factor in rheumatoid arthritis: Evidence of proinflammatory function and regulation by glucocorticoids
Leech M, Metz C, Hall P, Hutchinson P, Gianis K, Smith M, Weedon H, Holdsworth S, Bucala R, Morand E. Macrophage migration inhibitory factor in rheumatoid arthritis: Evidence of proinflammatory function and regulation by glucocorticoids. Arthritis & Rheumatism 1999, 42: 1601-1608. PMID: 10446857, DOI: 10.1002/1529-0131(199908)42:8<1601::aid-anr6>3.0.co;2-b.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedArthritis, RheumatoidCells, CulturedCytokinesGlucocorticoidsHumansImmunohistochemistryInterferon-gammaLymphocyte ActivationMacrophage Migration-Inhibitory FactorsMacrophagesMonocytesReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionRNA, MessengerSynovial MembraneT-LymphocytesTumor Necrosis Factor-alphaConceptsMacrophage migration inhibitory factorFibroblast-like synoviocytesRA fibroblast-like synoviocytesEnzyme-linked immunosorbent assayRheumatoid arthritisMigration inhibitory factorTNFalpha releaseExpression of MIFIntracellular macrophage migration inhibitory factorInhibitory factorCultured RA fibroblast-like synoviocytesCytokine macrophage migration inhibitory factorCultured fibroblast-like synoviocytesTumor necrosis factor-alpha synthesisHuman RA synoviumRA synovial tissueNecrosis factor-alpha synthesisHuman autoimmune diseasesPotential therapeutic targetTranscription-polymerase chain reactionMessenger RNA expressionT cell activationMIF expressionRA patientsRA synovium
1998
Involvement of macrophage migration inhibitory factor in the evolution of rat adjuvant arthritis
Leech M, Metz C, Santos L, Peng T, Holdsworth S, Bucala R, Morand E. Involvement of macrophage migration inhibitory factor in the evolution of rat adjuvant arthritis. Arthritis & Rheumatism 1998, 41: 910-917. PMID: 9588744, DOI: 10.1002/1529-0131(199805)41:5<910::aid-art19>3.0.co;2-e.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAntibodies, MonoclonalArthritis, ExperimentalBlotting, WesternCell CountCells, CulturedDose-Response Relationship, DrugEdemaEnzyme-Linked Immunosorbent AssayImmunohistochemistryMacrophage Migration-Inhibitory FactorsMacrophagesMaleNeutralization TestsRatsRats, Sprague-DawleySynovial MembraneConceptsMacrophage migration inhibitory factorRat adjuvant arthritisAdjuvant arthritisMigration inhibitory factorSynovial macrophagesRat synoviumLevels of MIFRole of MIFInhibitory factorMonoclonal antibodiesArthritis clinical scoresT cell accumulationDose-dependent inhibitionEnzyme-linked immunosorbentMIF treatmentAdjuvant injectionMAb treatmentClinical scoresED-1Leukocyte numbersSpecific monoclonal antibodiesClinical aspectsT cellsArthritisMacrophage activation
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