1998
Filarial Nematode Parasites Secrete a Homologue of the Human Cytokine Macrophage Migration Inhibitory Factor
Pastrana D, Raghavan N, FitzGerald P, Eisinger S, Metz C, Bucala R, Schleimer R, Bickel C, Scott A. Filarial Nematode Parasites Secrete a Homologue of the Human Cytokine Macrophage Migration Inhibitory Factor. Infection And Immunity 1998, 66: 5955-5963. PMID: 9826378, PMCID: PMC108754, DOI: 10.1128/iai.66.12.5955-5963.1998.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMacrophage migration inhibitory factorCytokine macrophage migration inhibitory factorMonocytes/macrophagesMigration inhibitory factorHuman monocytes/macrophagesExcretory-secretory productsInhibitory factorProinflammatory cytokine macrophage migration inhibitory factorParasite excretory-secretory productsMurine macrophage migration inhibitory factorLong-term chronic infectionsMonocyte/macrophage migrationHost immune responseHuman macrophage migration inhibitory factorFilarial nematode parasitesTh2 responsesTh2 biasAntiparasite immunityChronic infectionImmunological environmentFilarial antigenImmune responseUterine wallCytokine homologuesMacrophage migration
1994
The emerging role of MIF in septic shock and infection
Bernhagen J, Calandra T, Bucala R. The emerging role of MIF in septic shock and infection. Biotherapy 1994, 8: 123-127. PMID: 8924353, DOI: 10.1007/bf01878495.Peer-Reviewed Original Research