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 …

Glucocorticoid resistance in inflammatory diseases

PJ Barnes, IM Adcock - The Lancet, 2009 - thelancet.com
Glucocorticoid resistance or insensitivity is a major barrier to the treatment of several
common inflammatory diseases—including chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and …

Glucocorticosteroids: current and future directions

PJ Barnes - British journal of pharmacology, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Glucocorticoids are the most effective anti‐inflammatory therapy for asthma yet are relatively
ineffective in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Glucocorticoids suppress inflammation …

Mechanisms and resistance in glucocorticoid control of inflammation

PJ Barnes - The Journal of steroid biochemistry and molecular …, 2010 - Elsevier
Glucocorticoids are the most effective anti-inflammatory therapy for many chronic
inflammatory and immune diseases, such as asthma, but are relatively ineffective in other …

Glioblastoma myeloid-derived suppressor cell subsets express differential macrophage migration inhibitory factor receptor profiles that can be targeted to reduce …

TJ Alban, D Bayik, B Otvos, A Rabljenovic… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
The application of tumor immunotherapy to glioblastoma (GBM) is limited by an
unprecedented degree of immune suppression due to factors that include high numbers of …

Role of macrophage migration inhibitory factor in obesity, insulin resistance, type 2 diabetes, and associated hepatic co-morbidities: a comprehensive review of …

MC Morrison, R Kleemann - Frontiers in immunology, 2015 - frontiersin.org
Obesity is associated with a chronic low-grade inflammatory state that drives the
development of obesity-related co-morbidities such as insulin resistance/type 2 diabetes …

Therapeutic approaches to asthma–chronic obstructive pulmonary disease overlap syndromes

PJ Barnes - Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, 2015 - Elsevier
The recognition that there are some patients with features of asthma and chronic obstructive
pulmonary disease (COPD) has highlighted the need to develop more specific treatments for …

Macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF): biological activities and relation with cancer

CCG Nobre, JMG de Araújo, TAAM Fernandes… - Pathology & Oncology …, 2017 - Springer
Macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF) emerged in recent years as an important
inflammation mediator, playing a prominent role in the pathogenesis of various types of …

Severe asthma: advances in current management and future therapy

PJ Barnes - Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, 2012 - Elsevier
Effective treatment of severe asthma is a major unmet need because patients' symptoms are
not controlled on maximum treatment with inhaled therapy. Asthma symptoms can be poorly …

Macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF) exerts antifibrotic effects in experimental liver fibrosis via CD74

D Heinrichs, M Knauel, C Offermanns… - Proceedings of the …, 2011 - National Acad Sciences
Macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF) is a pleiotropic inflammatory cytokine that has
been implicated in various inflammatory diseases. Chronic inflammation is a mainstay of …