A Small-Molecule Macrophage Migration Inhibitory Factor Antagonist Protects against Glomerulonephritis in Lupus-Prone NZB/NZW F1 and MRL/lpr Mice
Leng L, Chen L, Fan J, Greven D, Arjona A, Du X, Austin D, Kashgarian M, Yin Z, Huang XR, Lan HY, Lolis E, Nikolic-Paterson D, Bucala R. A Small-Molecule Macrophage Migration Inhibitory Factor Antagonist Protects against Glomerulonephritis in Lupus-Prone NZB/NZW F1 and MRL/lpr Mice. The Journal Of Immunology 2011, 186: 527-538. PMID: 21106847, PMCID: PMC3124407, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.1001767.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid SequenceAnimalsCell Migration InhibitionFemaleGene Expression ProfilingGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseGlomerulonephritisHumansIntramolecular OxidoreductasesIsoxazolesLupus Erythematosus, SystemicMacrophage Migration-Inhibitory FactorsMiceMice, Inbred MRL lprMice, Inbred NZBMice, KnockoutMolecular Sequence DataRandom AllocationReceptors, ImmunologicConceptsMacrophage migration inhibitory factorMRL/lpr miceNZB/NZW F1Systemic lupus erythematosusMigration inhibitory factorLupus erythematosusLpr miceDihydro-5-isoxazole acetic acid methyl esterHigh-expression MIF allelesInhibitory factorExcessive proinflammatory responsesRetention of monocytesEnd-organ injuryEnd-organ damageProinflammatory cytokine productionDifferent autoimmune diseasesB cell activationMIF antagonismMIF antagonistAutoantibody productionChemokine expressionProinflammatory cytokinesAutoimmune diseasesCytokine productionMIF alleles