2024
A small-molecule allele-selective transcriptional inhibitor of the MIF immune susceptibility locus
Li J, Leng L, Pantouris G, Manjula R, Piecychna M, Abriola L, Hu B, Lolis E, Armstrong M, Donnelly S, Bucala R. A small-molecule allele-selective transcriptional inhibitor of the MIF immune susceptibility locus. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2024, 300: 107443. PMID: 38838773, PMCID: PMC11259703, DOI: 10.1016/j.jbc.2024.107443.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPromoter microsatellitesGene expressionMicrosatellite repeat numberMacrophage migration inhibitory factorLength-dependent mannerRNA expression analysisSusceptibility lociFunctional variantsSmall molecule inhibitorsExpression analysisPharmacogenomic developmentRepeat numberMicrosatelliteFunctional interactionsTranscription inhibitorInflammatory gene expressionMIF mRNA expressionCytokine macrophage migration inhibitory factorTranscriptionGenesProtein expressionMigration inhibitory factorExpressionInhibitory factorExpressing macrophagesMacrophage migration inhibitory factor as a therapeutic target in neuro-oncology: A review
Jarmula J, Lee J, Lauko A, Rajappa P, Grabowski M, Dhawan A, Chen P, Bucala R, Vogelbaum M, Lathia J. Macrophage migration inhibitory factor as a therapeutic target in neuro-oncology: A review. Neuro-Oncology Advances 2024, 6: vdae142. PMID: 39233830, PMCID: PMC11372298, DOI: 10.1093/noajnl/vdae142.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMacrophage migration inhibitory factorPrimary CNS tumorsCentral nervous systemMigration inhibitory factorCNS tumorsPrimary central nervous systemInhibitory factorTherapeutic targetPre-clinical studiesFunctions of macrophage migration inhibitory factorPreclinical modelsImmune evasionSmall molecule inhibitorsNeuro-oncologyClinical trialsTumor initiationClinical translationMonoclonal antibodiesTumorigenic processNervous systemTherapeutic requirementsCell proliferationTherapeutic developmentTumorEffective target
2017
Parasite MIF Orthologs
Holowka T, Bucala R. Parasite MIF Orthologs. Progress In Inflammation Research 2017, 221-239. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-52354-5_14.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMacrophage migration inhibitory factorHuman macrophage migration inhibitory factorImmune responseMIF receptor CD74Adaptive immune responsesMigration inhibitory factorPro-inflammatory activityAnimal model studiesInflammatory cytokinesReceptor CD74IL-8Novel treatmentsSmall molecule inhibitorsTherapeutic interventionsInhibitory factorInfectious diseasesMacrophage migrationHost macrophagesMIF orthologsPathogenic impactMolecule inhibitorsTautomerase activitySignal transduction pathwaysTransduction pathwaysNematode parasites