1997
Insulin secretion is regulated by the glucose-dependent production of islet β cell macrophage migration inhibitory factor
Waeber G, Calandra T, Roduit R, Haefliger J, Bonny C, Thompson N, Thorens B, Temler E, Meinhardt A, Bacher M, Metz C, Nicod P, Bucala R. Insulin secretion is regulated by the glucose-dependent production of islet β cell macrophage migration inhibitory factor. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 1997, 94: 4782-4787. PMID: 9114069, PMCID: PMC20802, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.94.9.4782.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMacrophage migration inhibitory factorMigration inhibitory factorInsulin releaseInsulin secretionBeta cellsRecombinant macrophage migration inhibitory factorInhibitory factorGlucose-induced insulin releasePancreatic islet beta cellsInsulin-secreting beta cellsINS-1 cell lineIslet beta cellsIsolated rat isletsInsulin secretion responseIslets of LangerhansConcentration-dependent mannerIslet cell productsImmune cellsT lymphocytesPituitary hormonesPerifusion studiesAutocrine fashionRat isletsSecretion responseGlucocorticoid stimulation
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 effectMIF re-discovered: Pituitary hormone and glucocorticoid-induced regulator of cytokine production
Bucala R. MIF re-discovered: Pituitary hormone and glucocorticoid-induced regulator of cytokine production. Cytokine & Growth Factor Reviews 1996, 7: 19-24. PMID: 8864351, DOI: 10.1016/1359-6101(96)00008-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMacrophage migration inhibitory factorAssociation of MIFT cell-derived factorsCounter-regulatory hormonesPrimary immune responseMigration inhibitory factorCell-derived factorSource of infectionAnterior pituitary cell lineFirst cytokine activitiesLymph nodesCytokine productionGlucocorticoid actionPituitary cell lineImmune responsePituitary hormonesInflammatory sitesCytokine activityHost responseImmune systemInhibitory factorInhibitory effectTissue invasionProtein mediatorsRandom migration
1995
Localization of Macrophage Migration Inhibitory Factor (MIF) to Secretory Granules within the Corticotrophic and Thyrotrophic Cells of the Pituitary Gland
Nishino T, Bernhagen J, Shiiki H, Calandra T, Dohi K, Bucala R. Localization of Macrophage Migration Inhibitory Factor (MIF) to Secretory Granules within the Corticotrophic and Thyrotrophic Cells of the Pituitary Gland. Molecular Medicine 1995, 1: 781-788. PMID: 8612200, PMCID: PMC2230018, DOI: 10.1007/bf03401892.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMacrophage migration inhibitory factorRelease of MIFCorticotropin-releasing hormoneMigration inhibitory factorAnterior pituitary glandPituitary glandThyrotrophic cellsBackgroundMacrophage migration inhibitory factorInhibitory factorCorticotrophic cellsAnterior pituitary hormonesActivated T lymphocytesHormone-specific antibodiesSubsets of granulesGlucocorticoid suppressionSeptic shockLPS injectionCytokine productionEndotoxin administrationACTH releaseT lymphocytesConclusionsThese dataPituitary hormonesPituitary contentHost response
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 roleEndotoxicResponseThe 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