2001
Regulation of the CTL Response by Macrophage Migration Inhibitory Factor
Abe R, Peng T, Sailors J, Bucala R, Metz C. Regulation of the CTL Response by Macrophage Migration Inhibitory Factor. The Journal Of Immunology 2001, 166: 747-753. PMID: 11145646, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.166.2.747.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdjuvants, ImmunologicAdoptive TransferAnimalsAntibodies, MonoclonalCD8-Positive T-LymphocytesCell MovementCells, CulturedCytotoxicity Tests, ImmunologicCytotoxicity, ImmunologicFemaleInjections, IntraperitonealLymphocytes, Tumor-InfiltratingMacrophage Migration-Inhibitory FactorsMiceMice, Inbred C57BLNeoplasm TransplantationT-Lymphocytes, CytotoxicThymomaTumor Cells, CulturedConceptsMacrophage migration inhibitory factorMigration inhibitory factorTumor-bearing miceCTL activityCTL responsesT lymphocytesAnti-tumor T lymphocytesInhibitory factorCultures of splenocytesApoptotic tumor cellsT cell survivalIL-2RPivotal cytokineT cellsHistological examinationImmune responseIFN-gammaSplenocyte culturesAg stimulationMouse modelTumor growthTumor tissueTumor cellsMiceElevated expression
2000
The proinflammatory mediator macrophage migration inhibitory factor induces glucose catabolism in muscle
Benigni F, Atsumi T, Calandra T, Metz C, Echtenacher B, Peng T, Bucala R. The proinflammatory mediator macrophage migration inhibitory factor induces glucose catabolism in muscle. Journal Of Clinical Investigation 2000, 106: 1291-1300. PMID: 11086030, PMCID: PMC381433, DOI: 10.1172/jci9900.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCell LineCell MovementFructosediphosphatesGlucoseGlycolysisHumansLactic AcidLiverMacrophage Migration-Inhibitory FactorsMacrophagesMiceMusclesPhosphofructokinase-2Phosphoric Monoester HydrolasesPhosphotransferases (Alcohol Group Acceptor)RatsTumor Cells, CulturedTumor Necrosis Factor-alphaConceptsMacrophage migration inhibitory factorMigration inhibitory factorTNF-alphaInhibitory factorTNF-alpha knockout miceMediator macrophage migration inhibitory factorAddition of MIFSystemic inflammatory responseSevere metabolic derangementProinflammatory cytokine productionSerum glucose levelsImmune cell activationAnterior pituitary glandPositive allosteric regulatorMetabolic derangementsAutocrine stimuliCytokine productionGlucose disposalImmune cellsSevere infectionsCatabolic effectsInflammatory responseGlucose levelsInsulin releaseCatabolic response
1999
An inducible gene product for 6-phosphofructo-2-kinase with an AU-rich instability element: Role in tumor cell glycolysis and the Warburg effect
Chesney J, Mitchell R, Benigni F, Bacher M, Spiegel L, Al-Abed Y, Han J, Metz C, Bucala R. An inducible gene product for 6-phosphofructo-2-kinase with an AU-rich instability element: Role in tumor cell glycolysis and the Warburg effect. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 1999, 96: 3047-3052. PMID: 10077634, PMCID: PMC15892, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.96.6.3047.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH Keywords3' Untranslated RegionsAllosteric RegulationAmino Acid SequenceBase SequenceCell DivisionCell Transformation, NeoplasticCloning, MolecularGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticGlycolysisHumansMolecular Sequence DataNeoplasmsPhosphofructokinase-2Phosphotransferases (Alcohol Group Acceptor)RNA, MessengerSequence AlignmentTumor Cells, CulturedConceptsGene productsWarburg effectAU-rich instability elementsMRNA instability motifsInducible gene productsTissue-specific isoformsImportant control pointPentose phosphate pathwayNucleic acid biosynthesisHigh glycolytic rateAcid biosynthesisInducible genesInstability motifsTumor cell glycolysisAllosteric regulatorsPhosphate pathwayPFK-2Tumor cell growthInstability elementMultiple copiesCell growthCancer cell linesEnhanced glycolysisCell glycolysisHuman cancer cell linesAn Essential Role for Macrophage Migration Inhibitory Factor (MIF) in Angiogenesis and the Growth of a Murine Lymphoma
Chesney J, Metz C, Bacher M, Peng T, Meinhardt A, Bucala R. An Essential Role for Macrophage Migration Inhibitory Factor (MIF) in Angiogenesis and the Growth of a Murine Lymphoma. Molecular Medicine 1999, 5: 181-191. PMID: 10404515, PMCID: PMC2230298, DOI: 10.1007/bf03402061.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAntibodiesCell DivisionCollagenDisease Models, AnimalDrug CombinationsEndothelium, VascularHumansImmunohistochemistryLamininLymphoma, B-CellMacrophage Migration-Inhibitory FactorsMiceMice, Inbred StrainsNeovascularization, PathologicOligonucleotides, AntisenseProteoglycansTumor Cells, CulturedConceptsMacrophage migration inhibitory factorRole of MIFAnti-MIF monoclonal antibodyMigration inhibitory factorB-cell lymphomaMonoclonal antibodiesCell lymphomaEffect of MIFBackgroundMacrophage migration inhibitory factorInhibitory factorC3H/HeN miceTumor-associated neovasculatureActivation of macrophagesAutocrine growth factorMicrovascular endothelial cellsCultured microvascular endothelial cellsAnti-neoplastic agentsNew blood vessel formationSolid tumor biologyEndothelial cell proliferationMIF expressionHeN miceSyngeneic modelMIF proteinTumor response