2024
MIF contribution to progressive brain diseases
Matejuk A, Benedek G, Bucala R, Matejuk S, Offner H, Vandenbark A. MIF contribution to progressive brain diseases. Journal Of Neuroinflammation 2024, 21: 8. PMID: 38178143, PMCID: PMC10765708, DOI: 10.1186/s12974-023-02993-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBrain diseasesMultiple sclerosisAlzheimer's diseaseMacrophage migration inhibitory factorModulation of neuroinflammationNumerous neurologic diseasesMigration inhibitory factorProgressive brain diseaseNew therapeutic strategiesInflammatory mediatorsChronic inflammationAutoimmune diseasesVascular diseaseNervous system developmentNeurologic diseaseNeuroendocrine functionPsychiatric disordersTherapeutic strategiesEconomic burdenNeurological diseasesNew biomarkersInhibitory factorNeurodegenerative pathologiesDiseaseNovel therapeutics
2022
Interleukin-17 Contributes to Chikungunya Virus-Induced Disease
Liu X, Poo YS, Alves JC, Almeida RP, Mostafavi H, Tang PCH, Bucala R, Teixeira MM, Taylor A, Zaid A, Mahalingam S. Interleukin-17 Contributes to Chikungunya Virus-Induced Disease. MBio 2022, 13: e00289-22. PMID: 35254128, PMCID: PMC9040832, DOI: 10.1128/mbio.00289-22.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsArthritis, RheumatoidChikungunya FeverChikungunya virusCytokinesHumansInflammationInterleukin-17MiceConceptsIL-17Chikungunya virusCHIKV infectionRheumatoid arthritisIL-17-deficient miceIL-17A-deficient miceInterleukin-17 ContributesSpecific antiviral drugsWild-type miceIL-17 signalingAlphaviral arthritidesIL-17AIL-23Neutrophil infiltrationPsoriatic arthritisArthritic inflammationIL-21Acute phaseIL-22Interleukin-17Chronic phaseIL-6Tissue infiltratesTissue inflammationDisease patients
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
2002
Macrophage Migration Inhibitory Factor: A Critical Neurohumoral Mediator
Petrovsky N, Bucala R. Macrophage Migration Inhibitory Factor: A Critical Neurohumoral Mediator. Frontiers Of Hormone Research 2002, 29: 83-90. PMID: 11789350, DOI: 10.1159/000061060.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1999
A role for the endocrine and pro‐inflammatory mediator MIF in the control of insulin secretion during stress
Waeber G, Calandra T, Bonny C, Bucala R. A role for the endocrine and pro‐inflammatory mediator MIF in the control of insulin secretion during stress. Diabetes/Metabolism Research And Reviews 1999, 15: 47-54. PMID: 10398546, DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1520-7560(199901/02)15:1<47::aid-dmrr9>3.0.co;2-j.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMacrophage migration inhibitory factorInsulin secretionMediator macrophage migration inhibitory factorSystemic inflammatory processSystemic inflammatory responseMigration inhibitory factorAnterior pituitary glandMIF levelsAdrenal axisInsulin resistanceGlucocorticoid effectsImmune cellsInflammatory processInflammatory responseInflammatory systemPeripheral tissuesGlucose homeostasisInsulin releaseHost immunityUtilization of glucosePituitary glandInhibitory factorAutocrine factorSystemic responseDisease states
1998
Macrophage migration inhibitory factor is a critical mediator of the activation of immune cells by exotoxins of Gram-positive bacteria
Calandra T, Spiegel L, Metz C, Bucala R. Macrophage migration inhibitory factor is a critical mediator of the activation of immune cells by exotoxins of Gram-positive bacteria. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 1998, 95: 11383-11388. PMID: 9736745, PMCID: PMC21651, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.95.19.11383.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAntibodiesBacterial ToxinsCell DivisionCells, CulturedDisease Models, AnimalEnterotoxinsExotoxinsGram-Positive BacteriaInflammationInterferon-gammaInterleukin-2Lymphocyte ActivationMacrophage Migration-Inhibitory FactorsMacrophages, PeritonealMicePituitary GlandShock, SepticSpleenStaphylococcusStreptococcusSuperantigensConceptsMacrophage migration inhibitory factorMigration inhibitory factorMIF secretionInhibitory factorStaphylococcal toxic shock syndrome toxin 1Toxic shock syndrome toxin-1Anti-MIF antibodiesSplenocyte cytokine productionTSST-1 injectionInterferon-gamma secretionLethal mouse modelStreptococcal pyrogenic exotoxinT cell cytokinesInnate host responseLethal toxic shockProliferation of splenocytesT-cell productsInnate immune responseSyndrome toxin-1Dose-response studyMouse peritoneal macrophagesSpleen enlargementMIF antibodyC57BL/6 miceCytokine production
1997
Macrophage migration inhibitory factor: a regulator of glucocorticoid activity with a critical role in inflammatory disease
Donnelly S, Bucala R. Macrophage migration inhibitory factor: a regulator of glucocorticoid activity with a critical role in inflammatory disease. Trends In Molecular Medicine 1997, 3: 502-507. PMID: 9430786, DOI: 10.1016/s1357-4310(97)01133-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMacrophage migration inhibitory factorAcute respiratory distress syndromeRelease of MIFFunction of MIFEfficacy of glucocorticoidsRespiratory distress syndromeAnti-inflammatory effectsMigration inhibitory factorEffects of glucocorticoidsAnterior pituitary glandARDS pathogenesisDistress syndromeGlucocorticoid activityInflammatory diseasesT cellsFirst cytokineInflammatory sitesPituitary glandInhibitory factorGlucocorticoidsCritical rolePhysiological responsesCytokinesPathogenesisSyndromeRole of Macrophage Migration Inhibitory Factor in the Regulation of the Immune Response
Metz C, Bucala R. Role of Macrophage Migration Inhibitory Factor in the Regulation of the Immune Response. Advances In Immunology 1997, 66: 197-223. PMID: 9328642, DOI: 10.1016/s0065-2776(08)60598-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMacrophage migration inhibitory factorMigration inhibitory factorT cellsImmune responseInhibitory factorAnti-inflammatory effectsInflammatory disease statesAnterior pituitary glandSeptic shockMIF actionMIF proteinInflammatory responseGlucocorticoid actionImmune systemPituitary glandCorticotrophic cellsGlucocorticoidsInhibitory effectDisease statesBaseline statePotential roleMacrophagesCellsResponseArthritis
1996
MIF re-discovered: Pituitary hormone and glucocorticoid-induced regulator of cytokine production
Bucala R. MIF re-discovered: Pituitary hormone and glucocorticoid-induced regulator of cytokine production. Cytokine & Growth Factor Reviews 1996, 7: 19-24. PMID: 8864351, DOI: 10.1016/1359-6101(96)00008-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMacrophage migration inhibitory factorAssociation of MIFT cell-derived factorsCounter-regulatory hormonesPrimary immune responseMigration inhibitory factorCell-derived factorSource of infectionAnterior pituitary cell lineFirst cytokine activitiesLymph nodesCytokine productionGlucocorticoid actionPituitary cell lineImmune responsePituitary hormonesInflammatory sitesCytokine activityHost responseImmune systemInhibitory factorInhibitory effectTissue invasionProtein mediatorsRandom migration
1995
MIF as a glucocorticoid-induced modulator of cytokine production
Calandra T, Bernhagen J, Metz C, Spiegel L, Bacher M, Donnelly T, Cerami A, Bucala R. MIF as a glucocorticoid-induced modulator of cytokine production. Nature 1995, 377: 68-71. PMID: 7659164, DOI: 10.1038/377068a0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBlotting, WesternCell LineCytokinesDexamethasoneEnzyme-Linked Immunosorbent AssayFemaleGlucocorticoidsHumansHydrocortisoneImmunityInflammationLipopolysaccharidesMacrophage ActivationMacrophage Migration-Inhibitory FactorsMacrophagesMiceMice, Inbred BALB CRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyRecombinant ProteinsShock, SepticT-LymphocytesConceptsMacrophage migration inhibitory factorCounter-regulatory systemsMigration inhibitory factorProtein macrophage migration inhibitory factorGlucocorticoid protectionLethal endotoxaemiaMIF productionCytokine productionCytokine secretionMacrophage cytokinesEndogenous mediatorsImmunosuppressive propertiesImmune responseGlucocorticoid hormonesInhibitory factorHormonal systemsCritical mediatorUnexpected findingMediatorsVital functionsEndotoxaemiaCytokinesGlucocorticoidsMonocytesPituitaryAn 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