The immunobiology of MIF: function, genetics and prospects for precision medicine

I Kang, R Bucala - Nature Reviews Rheumatology, 2019 - nature.com
The role of macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF) in autoimmunity is underscored by
data showing that common functional polymorphisms in MIF are associated with disease …

Macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF) as a therapeutic target for rheumatoid arthritis and systemic lupus erythematosus

JB Bilsborrow, E Doherty, PV Tilstam… - Expert opinion on …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction. Macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF) is a pleiotropic inflammatory
cytokine with upstream regulatory roles in innate and adaptive immunity and is implicated in …

MIF contribution to progressive brain diseases

A Matejuk, G Benedek, R Bucala, S Matejuk… - Journal of …, 2024 - Springer
Progressive brain diseases create a huge social and economic burden on modern societies
as a major cause of disability and death. Incidence of brain diseases has a significantly …

MIF: implications in the pathoetiology of systemic lupus erythematosus

T Lang, A Foote, JPW Lee, EF Morand… - Frontiers in …, 2015 - frontiersin.org
Macrophage migration Inhibitory factor (MIF) was one of the earliest pro-inflammatory
cytokines to be identified. Increasing interest in this cytokine in recent decades has followed …

[HTML][HTML] Kv1. 3 channel-blocking immunomodulatory peptides from parasitic worms: implications for autoimmune diseases

S Chhabra, SC Chang, HM Nguyen, R Huq… - The FASEB …, 2014 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The voltage-gated potassium (Kv) 1.3 channel is widely regarded as a therapeutic target for
immunomodulation in autoimmune diseases. ShK-186, a selective inhibitor of Kv1. 3 …

[HTML][HTML] Macrophage migration inhibitory factor: a potential therapeutic target for rheumatoid arthritis

KW Kim, HR Kim - The Korean journal of internal medicine, 2016 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF) is originally identified in the culture medium of
activated T lymphocytes as a soluble factor that inhibits the random migration of …

Sinomenine regulates CD14/TLR4, JAK2/STAT3 pathway and calcium signal via α7nAChR to inhibit inflammation in LPS-stimulated macrophages

RL Zhu, YK Zhi, L Yi, JF Luo, J Li, SS Bai… - …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Objective: To investigate the cellular mechanism that sinomenine (SIN) inhibits inflammation
in macrophages induced by LPS through α7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor (α7nAChR) …

MIF promotes a differential Th1/Th2/Th17 inflammatory response in human primary cell cultures: Predominance of Th17 cytokine profile in PBMC from healthy subjects …

U De la Cruz-Mosso, T García-Iglesias, R Bucala… - Cellular …, 2018 - Elsevier
Abstract Macrophage migration Inhibitory Factor (MIF) is a cytokine associated with the
pathogenesis of autoimmune inflammatory diseases. There is evidence that MIF functions in …

Deep Insight into the Role of MIF in Spondyloarthritis

B Wu, A Nakamura - Current Rheumatology Reports, 2022 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review Pathological roles of macrophage migration inhibitory factor
(MIF) have recently been demonstrated in spondyloarthritis (SpA) preclinical models …

Macrophage migration inhibitory factor: association of− 794 CATT5–8 and− 173 G> C polymorphisms with TNF-α in systemic lupus erythematosus

U De la Cruz-Mosso, R Bucala, CA Palafox-Sánchez… - Human immunology, 2014 - Elsevier
Macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF) is an upstream immunoregulatory cytokine
associated with the pathogenesis of autoimmune inflammatory diseases. There is evidence …