Reversal of Established Rat Crescentic Glomerulonephritis by Blockade of Macrophage Migration Inhibitory Factor (MIF): Potential Role of MIF in Regulating Glucocorticoid Production
Yang N, Nikolic-Paterson D, Ng Y, Mu W, Metz C, Bacher M, Meinhardt A, Bucala R, Atkins R, Lan H. Reversal of Established Rat Crescentic Glomerulonephritis by Blockade of Macrophage Migration Inhibitory Factor (MIF): Potential Role of MIF in Regulating Glucocorticoid Production. Molecular Medicine 1998, 4: 413-424. PMID: 10780884, PMCID: PMC2230272, DOI: 10.1007/bf03401748.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMacrophage migration inhibitory factorMigration inhibitory factorCrescentic glomerulonephritisDay 7Ab treatmentRenal functionControl AbInhibitory factorPotent pro-inflammatory cytokineEndogenous glucocorticoid levelsIsotype control AbSevere renal injuryNormal renal functionCellular immune responsesPro-inflammatory cytokinesReversal of diseaseSerum corticosterone levelsExperimental crescentic glomerulonephritisInterleukin-1 productionRat crescentic glomerulonephritisCrescentic diseaseProgressive glomerulonephritisRenal injuryGBM glomerulonephritisLeukocyte infiltration