Migration Inhibitory Factor
Macrophage migration inhibitory factor regulating the expression of VEGF C through MAPK signal pathways in breast cancer MCF 7 cell
... macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF) and vascular endothelial growth factor-C (VEGF-C) have been reported in a wide variety of ...
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Estrogen modulates cutaneous wound healing by downregulating macrophage migration inhibitory factor
... is macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF). MIF is expressed in human endometrium and has been implicated in numerous reproductive responses, includ- ing ovulation, blastocyst implantation, and ...
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Role of Macrophage Migration Inhibitory Factor in Otitis Media with Effusion in Adults
... macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF) as a factor that inhibits the migration of macro- phages in vitro and as the first cytokine secreted from activated T cells ...
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Modulation of expression and cellular distribution of p21 by macrophage migration inhibitory factor
... macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF) is an important contributor to normal cell division as well as oncogene-induced malignant transformation and tumor- igenesis ...
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Macrophage migration inhibitory factor enhances influenza-associated mortality in mice
... The cytokine macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF) regulates innate immunity and has diverse influences on inflammation (21). Many cells express MIF, including epithelial, endothelial, and ...
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Increased serum levels of macrophage migration inhibitory factor in patients with primary Sjögren's syndrome
... Macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF) was discovered in 1966 and initially characterized as a T-cell-derived cytokine that inhibits the migration of macrophages in vitro ...
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Macrophage migration inhibitory factor promotes cyst growth in polycystic kidney disease
... MIF plays a critical pathogenic role in kidney diseases through mechanisms involving the innate and adaptive immune systems; the induction of cytokines, chemokines, and adhesion molecules; and interactions with ...
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The proinflammatory mediator macrophage migration inhibitory factor induces glucose catabolism in muscle
... Macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF) is an impor- tant regulator of the host response to ...the inhibitory effect of glucocorticoids on immune-cell activation and proinflammatory ...
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Macrophage migration inhibitory factor acts as a neurotrophin in the developing inner ear
... macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF), an immune system ‘inflammatory’ cytokine that is released by the developing otocyst, plays a role in regulating early innervation of the mouse and chick ...
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Involvement of Macrophage Migration Inhibitory Factor (MIF) in Experimental Uric Acid Nephropathy
... Fig. 3. Double in situ hybridization and immunohistochemistry detecting macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF) expression and macrophage accumulation. (A) Constitutive MIF mRNA expression ...
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<p>Assessment of macrophage migration inhibitory factor in patients with verruca vulgaris</p>
... Objective: To assess MIF levels in lesional and perilesional skin in patients with common warts in comparison to apparently healthy control group with matching age and sex. Subjects and methods: A case-control study ...
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Behavioural and neurobiological consequences of macrophage migration inhibitory factor gene deletion in mice
... development of depression. Macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF) is an important multifunctional cytokine that is synthesized by several cell types in the brain. MIF can increase production of ...
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Prognostic value of serum macrophage migration inhibitory factor levels in pulmonary tuberculosis
... Macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF) makes chemokine-like functions and plays critical roles in sev- eral acute and chronic inflammatory ...
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Increased serum levels of macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF) in patients with microscopic polyangiitis
... Increased serum levels of macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF) in patients with microscopic polyangiitis.. Hirohito Kanemitsu Mizuho Matsunawa Kuninobu Wakabayashi Michihito Sa[r] ...
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Original Article Association of macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF) with metastasis of hepatocellular carcinoma
... Abstract: Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is well known for poor prognosis and short survival due to metastasis and recurrence even after curative treatment. This study aims to identify novel biomarkers to predict ...
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The Role of Macrophage Migration Inhibitory Factor in Alzheimer’s Disease
... Previous studies have shown that amyloid β protein (A β ), the essential molecule for the formation of toxic oligomers and, subse- quently, Alzheimer plaques, has been associated in vivo with the immune modulator, ...
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Macrophage Migration Inhibitory Factor Promotes Colorectal Cancer
... A growing body of evidence implicates macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF) in tumorigenesis and metastasis. In this study, we investigated whether MIF expression was associated with ...
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Macrophage Migration Inhibitory Factor and Autism Spectrum Disorders
... Macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF) is an upstream regulator of innate immunity that promotes monocyte/macrophage-activation re- sponses by increasing the expression of Toll-like receptors ...
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25 Years On: A Retrospective on Migration Inhibitory Factor in Tumor Angiogenesis
... Twenty-five years ago marked the publication of the first report describing a functional contribution by the cytokine, macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF), to tumor-associated angiogenesis ...
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Original Article The expression of macrophage migration inhibitory factor in adenomyosis
... Macrophage migration inhibitory factor sup- pressed the migration of macrophages and subsequently as a factor regulating macro- phage host-defence functions [5, ...
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