1998
Identification of N2-(1-carboxymethyl)guanine (CMG) as a guanine advanced glycation end product
Al-Abed Y, Schleicher E, Voelter W, Liebich H, Papoulis A, Bucala R. Identification of N2-(1-carboxymethyl)guanine (CMG) as a guanine advanced glycation end product. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters 1998, 8: 2109-2110. PMID: 9873495, DOI: 10.1016/s0960-894x(98)00398-9.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1997
Macrophage Migration Inhibitory Factor (MIF): A Glucocorticoid Counter-Regulator within the Immune System
Calandra T, Bucala R. Macrophage Migration Inhibitory Factor (MIF): A Glucocorticoid Counter-Regulator within the Immune System. Critical Reviews In Immunology 1997, 17: 77-88. PMID: 9034724, DOI: 10.1615/critrevimmunol.v17.i1.30.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid SequenceAnimalsCattleChickensGene Expression RegulationGlucocorticoidsHumansInterferon-gammaInterleukinsLipopolysaccharidesMacrophage Migration-Inhibitory FactorsMacrophagesMiceMolecular Sequence DataMolecular StructurePituitary GlandRatsSequence Homology, Amino AcidShock, SepticT-LymphocytesTumor Necrosis Factor-alphaConceptsMacrophage migration inhibitory factorMigration inhibitory factorImmune responseImmune systemT lymphocyte-derived factorInhibitory factorInhibitory effectLymphocyte-derived factorRecombinant MIF proteinIFN-gamma productionIL-1 betaIL-8 productionT cell proliferationAnterior pituitary glandEnigmatic cytokineLethal endotoxemiaIL-6MIF proteinIL-2TNF-alphaCounter regulatorT lymphocytesProtective effectGlucocorticoid inhibitionPituitary gland
1996
MIF rediscovered: cytokine, pituitary hormone, and glucocorticoid‐induced regulator of the immune response
Bucala R. MIF rediscovered: cytokine, pituitary hormone, and glucocorticoid‐induced regulator of the immune response. The FASEB Journal 1996, 10: 1607-1613. PMID: 9002552, DOI: 10.1096/fasebj.10.14.9002552.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCytokinesForecastingGlucocorticoidsHumansMacrophage Migration-Inhibitory FactorsMolecular StructurePituitary Hormones, AnteriorConceptsMacrophage migration inhibitory factorImmune responseSecretion of MIFMigration inhibitory factorAnterior pituitary cellsImmune cell activationT-lymphocyte productsProfound inhibitory effectFirst cytokine activitiesCounterregulatory hormonesLymph nodesCytokine productionImmunosuppressive effectsGlucocorticoid actionLymphocyte productsT cellsPituitary hormonesInflammatory sitesCytokine activityPituitary cellsSteroid concentrationsCell activationImmune systemInhibitory factorInhibitory effectThe Immunoregulatory Mediator Macrophage Migration Inhibitory Factor (MIF) Catalyzes a Tautomerization Reaction
Rosengren E, Bucala R, Åman P, Jacobsson L, Odh G, Metz C, Rorsman H. The Immunoregulatory Mediator Macrophage Migration Inhibitory Factor (MIF) Catalyzes a Tautomerization Reaction. Molecular Medicine 1996, 2: 143-149. PMID: 8900542, PMCID: PMC2230029, DOI: 10.1007/bf03402210.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1995
An Inhibitor of Macrophage Arginine Transport and Nitric Oxide Production (CNI-1493) Prevents Acute Inflammation and Endotoxin Lethality
Bianchi M, Ulrich P, Bloom O, Meistrell M, Zimmerman G, Schmidtmayerova H, Bukrinsky M, Donnelley T, Bucala R, Sherry B, Manogue K, Tortolani A, Cerami A, Tracey K. An Inhibitor of Macrophage Arginine Transport and Nitric Oxide Production (CNI-1493) Prevents Acute Inflammation and Endotoxin Lethality. Molecular Medicine 1995, 1: 254-266. PMID: 8529104, PMCID: PMC2229913, DOI: 10.1007/bf03401550.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNitric oxide synthaseL-arginine transportNO productionInflammatory responseBlood vesselsEndotoxin lethalityEDRF activityL-arginineArginine transportInhibitor of NOSLethal LPS challengeSystemic inflammatory responseNitric oxide productionSelective inhibitorDevelopment of carrageenanProduction of NOBackgroundNitric oxideEDRF responseMurine macrophage-like cell lineTetravalent guanylhydrazoneFootpad inflammationImportant homeostatic mechanismAcute inflammationLPS challengeMacrophage-like cell line