Glucocorticoid counter regulation: macrophage migration inhibitory factor as a target for drug discovery
Lolis E. Glucocorticoid counter regulation: macrophage migration inhibitory factor as a target for drug discovery. Current Opinion In Pharmacology 2001, 1: 662-668. PMID: 11757824, DOI: 10.1016/s1471-4892(01)00112-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdaptor Proteins, Signal TransducingAmino Acid SequenceAnimalsCOP9 Signalosome ComplexDNA-Binding ProteinsDrug DesignGenes, p53GlucocorticoidsHumansInflammationInflammation MediatorsIntracellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsMacrophage Migration-Inhibitory FactorsMembrane ProteinsMolecular Sequence DataNeoplasmsNeovascularization, PathologicPeptide HydrolasesPhosphoproteinsStructure-Activity RelationshipTranscription FactorsConceptsMacrophage migration inhibitory factorMigration inhibitory factorContribution of MIFInhibitory factorElevated MIF levelsMIF's biological activityActivity of CD4Natural killer cellsInflammatory neurological diseasesInflammatory lung diseasesMIF levelsUlcerative colitisKiller cellsRheumatoid arthritisLung diseaseInflammatory diseasesT cellsHuman studiesNeurological diseasesTherapeutic interventionsDiseaseEndothelial cellsNumber of diseasesIntracellular regulatory proteinsCancerDevelopment of chronic colitis is dependent on the cytokine MIF
de Jong Y, Abadia-Molina A, Satoskar A, Clarke K, Rietdijk S, Faubion W, Mizoguchi E, Metz C, Sahli M, ten Hove T, Keates A, Lubetsky J, Farrell R, Michetti P, van Deventer S, Lolis E, David J, Bhan A, Terhorst C. Development of chronic colitis is dependent on the cytokine MIF. Nature Immunology 2001, 2: 1061-1066. PMID: 11668338, DOI: 10.1038/ni720.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdoptive TransferAnimalsAutoimmune DiseasesBone Marrow TransplantationChronic DiseaseColitisCrohn DiseaseDNA-Binding ProteinsFemaleHumansImmunization, PassiveLipopolysaccharidesMacrophage ActivationMacrophage Migration-Inhibitory FactorsMaleMiceMice, KnockoutModels, AnimalNuclear ProteinsRadiation ChimeraWeight LossConceptsMacrophage migration inhibitory factorCytokine macrophage migration inhibitory factorMIF-deficient miceCrohn's diseaseRole of MIFImmune systemPlasma MIF concentrationMucosal immune systemInnate immune cellsInnate immune systemChronic colitisMIF concentrationsExperimental colitisMIF productionMurine colitisImmune cellsColitisIntestinal bacteriaInhibitory factorDiseaseNew targetsMiceLipopolysaccharideCell typesPatients