Filarial Nematode Parasites Secrete a Homologue of the Human Cytokine Macrophage Migration Inhibitory Factor
Pastrana D, Raghavan N, FitzGerald P, Eisinger S, Metz C, Bucala R, Schleimer R, Bickel C, Scott A. Filarial Nematode Parasites Secrete a Homologue of the Human Cytokine Macrophage Migration Inhibitory Factor. Infection And Immunity 1998, 66: 5955-5963. PMID: 9826378, PMCID: PMC108754, DOI: 10.1128/iai.66.12.5955-5963.1998.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMacrophage migration inhibitory factorCytokine macrophage migration inhibitory factorMonocytes/macrophagesMigration inhibitory factorHuman monocytes/macrophagesExcretory-secretory productsInhibitory factorProinflammatory cytokine macrophage migration inhibitory factorParasite excretory-secretory productsMurine macrophage migration inhibitory factorLong-term chronic infectionsMonocyte/macrophage migrationHost immune responseHuman macrophage migration inhibitory factorFilarial nematode parasitesTh2 responsesTh2 biasAntiparasite immunityChronic infectionImmunological environmentFilarial antigenImmune responseUterine wallCytokine homologuesMacrophage migrationMIF Expression in the Rat Brain: Implications for Neuronal Function
Bacher M, Meinhardt A, Lan H, Dhabhar F, Mu W, Metz C, Chesney J, Gemsa D, Donnelly T, Atkins R, Bucala R. MIF Expression in the Rat Brain: Implications for Neuronal Function. Molecular Medicine 1998, 4: 217-230. PMID: 9606175, PMCID: PMC2230367, DOI: 10.1007/bf03401919.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMacrophage migration inhibitory factorMIF mRNA expressionMIF expressionMIF mRNAMIF immunoreactivityMIF proteinGlucocorticoid actionRecombinant macrophage migration inhibitory factorNeuroendocrine systemMRNA expressionSystemic inflammatory responseInflammatory stress responseMigration inhibitory factorCerebrospinal fluid contentAnterior pituitary glandMonocytes/macrophagesTNF-α proteinHippocampal CA3 fieldTotal brain RNAProinflammatory factorsMIF antibodySitu hybridizationIntracisternal injectionBaseline expression patternCytokine production