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
1986
Structure of lysine adducts with 16α-hydroxyestrone and cortisol
Bucala R, Ulrich P, Chait B, Bencsath F, Cerami A. Structure of lysine adducts with 16α-hydroxyestrone and cortisol. The Journal Of Steroid Biochemistry And Molecular Biology 1986, 25: 127-133. PMID: 3091937, DOI: 10.1016/0022-4731(86)90291-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsEstroneHydrocortisoneHydroxyestronesLysineMagnetic Resonance SpectroscopyMass SpectrometrySchiff BasesConceptsSchiff baseReduced Schiff baseStructure of lysineCovalent addition productsPresence of NaCNBH3Schiff base adductsHeyns rearrangementNucleophilic additionAddition productsBase adductsEpsilon-amino groupLysine derivativesStructural analysisAdductsLysine residuesReactionNaCNBH3MoietyCarbonylAminesCompoundsSynthesisMoleculesProductsLysine
1985
Glucocorticoid-lens protein adducts in experimentally induced steroid cataracts
Bucala R, Callati M, Manabe S, Cotlier E, Cerami A. Glucocorticoid-lens protein adducts in experimentally induced steroid cataracts. Experimental Eye Research 1985, 40: 853-863. PMID: 4018168, DOI: 10.1016/0014-4835(85)90130-7.Peer-Reviewed Original Research