1998
Neuroimmunomodulation by Macrophage Migration Inhibitory Factor (MIF)
BUCALA R. Neuroimmunomodulation by Macrophage Migration Inhibitory Factor (MIF). Annals Of The New York Academy Of Sciences 1998, 840: 74-82. PMID: 9629239, DOI: 10.1111/j.1749-6632.1998.tb09551.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMacrophage migration inhibitory factorMigration inhibitory factorImmune responseRole of MIFInhibitory factorT cell cytokine productionAnti-inflammatory propertiesAnterior pituitary cellsT-lymphocyte factorSteroid therapyLymph nodesCytokine productionImmunosuppressive effectsInflammatory conditionsGlucocorticoid actionT cellsFirst cytokineInflammatory sitesTherapeutic strategiesProinflammatory stimuliPituitary cellsImmune systemLymphocyte factorsGlucocorticoidsInhibitory effectRegulation of the immune response by macrophage migration inhibitory factor: biological and structural features
Bernhagen J, Calandra T, Bucala R. Regulation of the immune response by macrophage migration inhibitory factor: biological and structural features. Journal Of Molecular Medicine 1998, 76: 151-161. PMID: 9535548, DOI: 10.1007/s001090050204.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMacrophage migration inhibitory factorMigration inhibitory factorInhibitory factorCytokine macrophage migration inhibitory factorDelayed-type hypersensitivity reactionNegative septic shockB cell responsesMIF productionSeptic shockImmunosuppressive effectsHypersensitivity reactionsImmune responseImmunological functionsCell responsesHost macrophagesCritical mediatorGlucocorticoidsMediatorsBiological roleResponseCytokine structureCytokinesDiseaseMacrophagesStress response
1996
MIF rediscovered: cytokine, pituitary hormone, and glucocorticoid‐induced regulator of the immune response
Bucala R. MIF rediscovered: cytokine, pituitary hormone, and glucocorticoid‐induced regulator of the immune response. The FASEB Journal 1996, 10: 1607-1613. PMID: 9002552, DOI: 10.1096/fasebj.10.14.9002552.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMacrophage migration inhibitory factorImmune responseSecretion of MIFMigration inhibitory factorAnterior pituitary cellsImmune cell activationT-lymphocyte productsProfound inhibitory effectFirst cytokine activitiesCounterregulatory hormonesLymph nodesCytokine productionImmunosuppressive effectsGlucocorticoid actionLymphocyte productsT cellsPituitary hormonesInflammatory sitesCytokine activityPituitary cellsSteroid concentrationsCell activationImmune systemInhibitory factorInhibitory effect