1995
MIF as a glucocorticoid-induced modulator of cytokine production
Calandra T, Bernhagen J, Metz C, Spiegel L, Bacher M, Donnelly T, Cerami A, Bucala R. MIF as a glucocorticoid-induced modulator of cytokine production. Nature 1995, 377: 68-71. PMID: 7659164, DOI: 10.1038/377068a0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBlotting, WesternCell LineCytokinesDexamethasoneEnzyme-Linked Immunosorbent AssayFemaleGlucocorticoidsHumansHydrocortisoneImmunityInflammationLipopolysaccharidesMacrophage ActivationMacrophage Migration-Inhibitory FactorsMacrophagesMiceMice, Inbred BALB CRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyRecombinant ProteinsShock, SepticT-LymphocytesConceptsMacrophage migration inhibitory factorCounter-regulatory systemsMigration inhibitory factorProtein macrophage migration inhibitory factorGlucocorticoid protectionLethal endotoxaemiaMIF productionCytokine productionCytokine secretionMacrophage cytokinesEndogenous mediatorsImmunosuppressive propertiesImmune responseGlucocorticoid hormonesInhibitory factorHormonal systemsCritical mediatorUnexpected findingMediatorsVital functionsEndotoxaemiaCytokinesGlucocorticoidsMonocytesPituitary
1994
Identification of MIF as a new pituitary hormone and macrophage cytokine and its role in endotoxic shock
Bucala R. Identification of MIF as a new pituitary hormone and macrophage cytokine and its role in endotoxic shock. Immunology Letters 1994, 43: 23-26. PMID: 7737686, DOI: 10.1016/0165-2478(94)00152-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPituitary hormonesMacrophage migration inhibitory factorSystemic inflammatory responseMacrophage-derived cytokinesMigration inhibitory factorNovel pituitary hormoneEndotoxic shockMacrophage cytokinesInflammatory responseHost responseInhibitory factorProtein mediatorsHormoneCytokinesMIFPivotal roleEndotoxicResponse