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 roleEndotoxicResponseMacrophage migration inhibitory factor is a neuroendocrine mediator of endotoxaemia
Bernhagen J, Calandra T, Cerami A, Bucala R. Macrophage migration inhibitory factor is a neuroendocrine mediator of endotoxaemia. Trends In Microbiology 1994, 2: 198-201. PMID: 8087451, DOI: 10.1016/0966-842x(94)90111-h.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMacrophage migration inhibitory factorMigration inhibitory factorInhibitory factorCytokine macrophage migration inhibitory factorDelayed-type hypersensitivity reactionSystemic inflammatory responseIdentification of MIFT-cell productsCentral nervous systemAnterior pituitary glandHypersensitivity reactionsNeuroendocrine mediatorsInflammatory responseNervous systemPituitary glandCell productsEndotoxaemiaMajor protein constituentPituitaryHormoneProtein constituentsThe 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