MIF 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 ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAntibody FormationCytokinesGlucocorticoidsHumansInflammationMacrophage Migration-Inhibitory FactorsModels, MolecularPituitary HormonesConceptsMacrophage 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