Cytokines in sepsis: potent immunoregulators and potential therapeutic targets—an updated view

W Schulte, J Bernhagen, R Bucala - Mediators of inflammation, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Sepsis and septic shock are among the leading causes of death in intensive care units
worldwide. Numerous studies on their pathophysiology have revealed an imbalance in the …

Evolving complexity of MIF signaling

SS Jankauskas, DWL Wong, R Bucala, S Djudjaj… - Cellular signalling, 2019 - Elsevier
Macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF) is a cytokine expressed in various cell types,
including hematopoietic, epithelial, endothelial, mesenchymal and neuronal cells. Altered …

PAAN/MIF nuclease inhibition prevents neurodegeneration in Parkinson's disease

H Park, TI Kam, H Peng, SC Chou… - Cell, 2022 - cell.com
Parthanatos-associated apoptosis-inducing factor (AIF) nuclease (PAAN), also known as
macrophage migration inhibitor factor (MIF), is a member of the PD-D/E (X) K nucleases that …

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 …

Role of MIF cytokine/CD74 receptor pathway in protecting against injury and promoting repair

L Farr, S Ghosh, S Moonah - Frontiers in immunology, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Wound healing after an injury is essential for life. An in-depth understanding of the healing
process is necessary to ultimately improve the currently limited treatment options for patients …

The biological function and significance of CD74 in immune diseases

H Su, N Na, X Zhang, Y Zhao - Inflammation Research, 2017 - Springer
Abstract CD74 (MHC class II invariant chain, Ii) is a non-polymorphic type II transmembrane
glycoprotein. It is clear that, in addition to be an MHC class II chaperone, CD74 has a …

MIF-dependent control of tumor immunity

JT Noe, RA Mitchell - Frontiers in immunology, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Initially identified as a T lymphocyte-elicited inhibitor of macrophage motility, macrophage
migration inhibitory factor (MIF) has since been found to be expressed by nearly every …

MIF but not MIF-2 recruits inflammatory macrophages in an experimental polymicrobial sepsis model

PV Tilstam, W Schulte, T Holowka… - The Journal of …, 2021 - Am Soc Clin Investig
Excessive inflammation drives the progression from sepsis to septic shock. Macrophage
migration inhibitory factor (MIF) is of interest because MIF promoter polymorphisms predict …

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 …

Macrophage migration inhibitory factor family proteins are multitasking cytokines in tissue injury

S Song, Z **ao, FJ Dekker, GJ Poelarends… - Cellular and Molecular …, 2022 - Springer
The family of macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF) proteins in humans consist of MIF,
its functional homolog D-dopachrome tautomerase (D-DT, also known as MIF-2) and the …