Lead exposure and its impact on immune system: a review

KP Mishra - Toxicology in Vitro, 2009 - Elsevier
Metal toxicants which affect the immune system may contribute to an increased incidence of
autoimmune diseases, infectious diseases and cancer. In the recent past, there has been a …

Macrophage migration inhibitory factor: a key cytokine in RA, SLE and atherosclerosis

LL Santos, EF Morand - Clinica chimica acta, 2009 - Elsevier
Originally discovered and named as an in vitro inhibitor of macrophage migration, the
cytokine macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF) has now been shown to be a key …

Analysis of macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF) in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis

E Bargagli, C Olivieri, N Nikiforakis, M Cintorino… - Respiratory physiology …, 2009 - Elsevier
By proteomic approach we previously characterised bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) protein
profiles of patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), sarcoidosis and systemic …

Glucocorticoid-induced MIF expression by human CEM T cells

L Leng, W Wang, T Roger, M Merk, M Wuttke… - Cytokine, 2009 - Elsevier
Macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF) is an upstream activator of the immune
response that counter-regulates the immunosuppressive effects of glucocorticoids. While …

Dissection of the role of paeoniflorin in the traditional Chinese medicinal formula Si-Ni-San against contact dermatitis in mice

Y Sun, Y Dong, HJ Jiang, TT Cai, L Chen, X Zhou… - Life Sciences, 2009 - Elsevier
AIMS: The roles of specific active ingredients in Chinese medicinal formulas have not been
clearly elucidated. In this study, we selectively deleted and replenished paeoniflorin from Si …

Essential role for macrophage migration inhibitory factor in gastritis induced by Helicobacter pylori

BLW Wong, SL Zhu, XR Huang, J Ma, HHX Xia… - The American journal of …, 2009 - Elsevier
Macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF) is an upstream regulator of immune and
inflammatory responses; however, its role in Helicobacter pylori (HP)-associated gastritis …

Serum macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF) levels after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation

T Toubai, Y Shono, J Nishihira, M Ibata… - International Journal …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF) may play an important role in the pathogenesis
of acute graft‐versus‐host disease (aGVHD) after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell …

A prospective study of macrophage migration inhibitory factor as a marker of inflammatory detection

C Zhang, G Hou, T Liang, J Song, L Qu… - Journal of Cellular …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
This study was to evaluate whether macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF) can be
used as a better marker of inflammatory detection through the biodistribution and …

尿巨噬细胞移动抑制因子与IgA 肾病的相关性

李小伟, 熊佩华 - 中国中西医结合肾病杂志, 2009 - cqvip.com
目的: 探讨尿巨噬细胞移动抑制因子(MIF) 水平与IgA 肾病(IgAN) 患者病情进展之间的关系.
方法: 用酶免疫方法(EIA) 测定35 例IgAN 患者尿MIF 浓度, 并与肾脏病理分级, 24h …

巨噬细胞移动抑制因子在肾脏疾病中的研究进展

郭磬, 胡宝金 - 江西医学院学报, 2009 - cqvip.com
长期以来, 巨噬细胞移动抑制因子(macrophage migra-tioninhibitory factor, MIF)
一直是一种功能不明的细胞因子. 早在1932 年, 人们在观察结核菌素诱导的迟发型超敏反应的 …