2021
MIF but not MIF-2 recruits inflammatory macrophages in an experimental polymicrobial sepsis model
Tilstam PV, Schulte W, Holowka T, Kim BS, Nouws J, Sauler M, Piecychna M, Pantouris G, Lolis E, Leng L, Bernhagen J, Fingerle-Rowson G, Bucala R. MIF but not MIF-2 recruits inflammatory macrophages in an experimental polymicrobial sepsis model. Journal Of Clinical Investigation 2021, 131: e127171. PMID: 34850744, PMCID: PMC8631602, DOI: 10.1172/jci127171.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCytokinesDisease Models, AnimalFemaleFlow CytometryGene Expression ProfilingInflammationIntramolecular OxidoreductasesLeukocyte CountMacrophage Migration-Inhibitory FactorsMacrophagesMacrophages, PeritonealMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, TransgenicPeritoneal LavagePhenotypeProtein BindingRNA-SeqSepsisSignal TransductionConceptsMacrophage migration inhibitory factorSmall peritoneal macrophagesLarge peritoneal macrophagesPolymicrobial sepsisPeritoneal macrophagesMIF receptor CD74MIF promoter polymorphismsMIF-2Migration inhibitory factorPolymicrobial sepsis modelMIF deficiencyAdoptive transferSeptic shockSurvival benefitInfectious insultsMIF antibodyExcessive inflammationInflammatory cytokinesReceptor CD74Sepsis modelProtective effectPeritoneal cavityDifferent infectionsPromoter polymorphismInflammatory macrophages
1997
The peripheral blood fibrocyte is a potent antigen-presenting cell capable of priming naive T cells in situ
Chesney J, Bacher M, Bender A, Bucala R. The peripheral blood fibrocyte is a potent antigen-presenting cell capable of priming naive T cells in situ. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 1997, 94: 6307-6312. PMID: 9177213, PMCID: PMC21045, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.94.12.6307.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAntigen-Presenting CellsAntigens, CDCell DifferentiationCell MovementCells, CulturedCicatrixCoculture TechniquesCrosses, GeneticFemaleFibroblastsFlow CytometryHIVHIV Core Protein p24HIV Envelope Protein gp120HLA-DR AntigensHumansImmunophenotypingLymphocyte ActivationMaleMiceMice, Inbred BALB CMice, Inbred C3HMice, Inbred DBANeutralization TestsSkinT-LymphocytesConceptsNaive T cellsAntigen presentationT cellsHuman fibrocytesDistinct cell surface phenotypePrime naive T cellsPotent antigen-presenting cellsMajor histocompatability complex (MHC) moleculesAdhesion molecules CD11aAntigen-specific immunityProximal lymph nodesPeripheral blood fibrocytesAntigen-presenting cellsCostimulatory molecules CD80T cell proliferationCell surface phenotypeBlood-borne cellsHIV protein p24Dendritic cellsLymph nodesBlood fibrocytesPotent APCsTissue injurySurface phenotypeCutaneous injury
1994
Circulating Fibrocytes Define a New Leukocyte Subpopulation That Mediates Tissue Repair
Bucala R, Spiegel L, Chesney J, Hogan M, Cerami A. Circulating Fibrocytes Define a New Leukocyte Subpopulation That Mediates Tissue Repair. Molecular Medicine 1994, 1: 71-81. PMID: 8790603, PMCID: PMC2229929, DOI: 10.1007/bf03403533.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBase SequenceBone MarrowBone Marrow CellsCD4 AntigensCell AdhesionCells, CulturedCentrifugationChimeraCollagenConnective TissueCytoskeletonDNA-Binding ProteinsDose-Response Relationship, RadiationFemaleFibroblastsFlow CytometryFluorescent Antibody TechniqueHumansImmunohistochemistryLeukocytesMaleMiceMice, Inbred BALB CMicroscopy, ElectronMolecular Sequence DataNuclear ProteinsPhenotypeSex-Determining Region Y ProteinTime FactorsTranscription FactorsTransplantation, HeterologousVimentinWound HealingConceptsTissue injuryLeukocyte subpopulationsScar formationLong-term remodelingFibroblast-like propertiesNormal wound repairConnective tissue scarConnective tissue elementsCell typesFibrotic responseTissue scarWound chambersPathological fibrotic responsesHost responseInjuryConnective tissueFibrocytesWound repairFibroblast propertiesTissue repairTissue elementsDistinctive phenotypeSubpopulationsTissueNovel cell types