S100A9

Summary

Gene Symbol: S100A9
Description: S100 calcium binding protein A9
Alias: 60B8AG, CAGB, CFAG, CGLB, L1AG, LIAG, MAC387, MIF, MRP14, NIF, P14, MRP-14, S100 calcium-binding protein A9 (calgranulin B), calgranulin B, calgranulin-B, calprotectin L1H subunit, leukocyte L1 complex heavy chain, migration inhibitory factor-related protein 14, protein S100-A9
Species: human

Top Publications

  1. ncbi Serum levels of soluble receptor for advanced glycation end products and of S100 proteins are associated with inflammatory, autoantibody, and classical risk markers of joint and vascular damage in rheumatoid arthritis
    Yueh Sheng Chen
    Diamantina Institute, University of Queensland, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Woolloongabba, Australia
    Arthritis Res Ther 11:R39. 2009
  2. ncbi Myeloid-related protein 8/14 complex describes microcirculatory alterations in patients with type 2 diabetes and nephropathy
    Klaus Burkhardt
    Nephrological Clinic Weissenburg, 91781 Weissenburg, Germany
    Cardiovasc Diabetol 8:10. 2009
  3. ncbi S100A8/A9 at low concentration promotes tumor cell growth via RAGE ligation and MAP kinase-dependent pathway
    Saeid Ghavami
    Manitoba Institute of Cell Biology and Department of Biochemistry and Medical Genetics, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada
    J Leukoc Biol 83:1484-92. 2008
  4. ncbi Proinflammatory activities of S100: proteins S100A8, S100A9, and S100A8/A9 induce neutrophil chemotaxis and adhesion
    Carle Ryckman
    Infectious Diseases Research Center, Laval University Hospital Center, Sainte Foy, Quebec, Canada
    J Immunol 170:3233-42. 2003
  5. ncbi Calcium-binding proteins S100A8 and S100A9 as novel diagnostic markers in human prostate cancer
    Alexander Hermani
    Research Group Hormones and Signal Transduction, German Cancer Research Center, Heidelberg, Germany
    Clin Cancer Res 11:5146-52. 2005
  6. ncbi Transendothelial migration of 27E10+ human monocytes
    I Eue
    Institute of Experimental Dermatology, University of Munster, Von Esmarch Strasse 56, 48149 Munster, Germany
    Int Immunol 12:1593-604. 2000
  7. ncbi S100 proteins in Corpora amylacea from normal human brain
    D Hoyaux
    Laboratory of Histopathology, Erasmus University Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Université Libre de Bruxelles CP 620, 808 Route de Lennik, 1070, Brussels, Belgium
    Brain Res 867:280-8. 2000
  8. ncbi Inflammatory S100A9 and S100A12 proteins in Alzheimer's disease
    C E Shepherd
    Prince of Wales Medical Research Institute, Barker Street, Randwick, Sydney 2031, Australia
    Neurobiol Aging 27:1554-63. 2006
  9. ncbi The two calcium-binding proteins, S100A8 and S100A9, are involved in the metabolism of arachidonic acid in human neutrophils
    C Kerkhoff
    Institut für Experimentelle Dermatologie, 48149 Munster, Germany
    J Biol Chem 274:32672-9. 1999
  10. ncbi S100A8 and S100A9 activate MAP kinase and NF-kappaB signaling pathways and trigger translocation of RAGE in human prostate cancer cells
    Alexander Hermani
    Research Group Hormones and Signal Transduction, German Cancer Research Centre, Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum, Im Neuenheimer Feld 280, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
    Exp Cell Res 312:184-97. 2006

Research Grants

  1. CREB Regulates Adipogenesis and Adipocyte Survival
    Dwight J Klemm; Fiscal Year: 2010
  2. Innate and Adaptive Immune Mechanisms in Arthritis
    RICHARD J BUCALA; Fiscal Year: 2010
  3. Innate and Adaptive Immune Mechanisms in Arthritis
    Richard Bucala; Fiscal Year: 2009
  4. Paraventricular nucleus regulatory mechanisms in stress and hypertension
    COLIN contact SUMNERS; Fiscal Year: 2010
  5. Pathogenesis of Detrusor Underactivity and Urinary Retention in the Frail Elderly
    George Kuchel; Fiscal Year: 2007
  6. Pathogenesis of Detrusor Underactivity and Urinary Retention in the Frail Elderly
    George A Kuchel; Fiscal Year: 2010
  7. Pathogenesis of Detrusor Underactivity and Urinary Retention in the Frail Elderly
    George Kuchel; Fiscal Year: 2009
  8. Role of Cysteine Proteases in Atherosclerosis & Aneurysm
    Guo Ping Shi; Fiscal Year: 2007
  9. The Lung as a Source of Inflammation in Sepsis
    Edmund Miller; Fiscal Year: 2009
  10. The Lung as a Source of Inflammation in Sepsis
    Edmund Miller; Fiscal Year: 2007

Detail Information

Publications173 found, 100 shown here

  1. ncbi Serum levels of soluble receptor for advanced glycation end products and of S100 proteins are associated with inflammatory, autoantibody, and classical risk markers of joint and vascular damage in rheumatoid arthritis
    Yueh Sheng Chen
    Diamantina Institute, University of Queensland, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Woolloongabba, Australia
    Arthritis Res Ther 11:R39. 2009
    ..This study evaluated the serum levels of S100A9, S100A8, S100A12 and sRAGE in RA patients, to determine their relationship to inflammation and joint and vascular ..
  2. ncbi Myeloid-related protein 8/14 complex describes microcirculatory alterations in patients with type 2 diabetes and nephropathy
    Klaus Burkhardt
    Nephrological Clinic Weissenburg, 91781 Weissenburg, Germany
    Cardiovasc Diabetol 8:10. 2009
    ..We investigated whether myeloid-related protein 8/14 complex (MRP8/14) secreted by transmigrating monocytes and granulocytes may represent a biomarker for microvascular alterations in patients with type 2 diabetes and nephropathy...
  3. ncbi S100A8/A9 at low concentration promotes tumor cell growth via RAGE ligation and MAP kinase-dependent pathway
    Saeid Ghavami
    Manitoba Institute of Cell Biology and Department of Biochemistry and Medical Genetics, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada
    J Leukoc Biol 83:1484-92. 2008
    ..RAGE small interfering RNA pretreatment abrogated the S100A8/A9-induced NF-kappaB activation. Our data indicate that S100A8/A9-promoted cell growth occurs through RAGE signaling and activation of NF-kappaB...
  4. ncbi Proinflammatory activities of S100: proteins S100A8, S100A9, and S100A8/A9 induce neutrophil chemotaxis and adhesion
    Carle Ryckman
    Infectious Diseases Research Center, Laval University Hospital Center, Sainte Foy, Quebec, Canada
    J Immunol 170:3233-42. 2003
    S100A8 and S100A9 are small calcium-binding proteins that are highly expressed in neutrophil and monocyte cytosol and are found at high levels in the extracellular milieu during inflammatory conditions...
  5. ncbi Calcium-binding proteins S100A8 and S100A9 as novel diagnostic markers in human prostate cancer
    Alexander Hermani
    Research Group Hormones and Signal Transduction, German Cancer Research Center, Heidelberg, Germany
    Clin Cancer Res 11:5146-52. 2005
    ..We examined the expression of two members of this family, S100A8 and S100A9, together with the S100 receptor RAGE (receptor for advanced glycation end products) in human prostate ..
  6. ncbi Transendothelial migration of 27E10+ human monocytes
    I Eue
    Institute of Experimental Dermatology, University of Munster, Von Esmarch Strasse 56, 48149 Munster, Germany
    Int Immunol 12:1593-604. 2000
    The myeloid-related proteins MRP8 (S100A8) and MRP14 (S100A9), two members of the S100 family of calcium-binding proteins, are co-expressed and form a cell-surface and cytoskeleton-associated heterodimer upon calcium mobilization which is ..
  7. ncbi S100 proteins in Corpora amylacea from normal human brain
    D Hoyaux
    Laboratory of Histopathology, Erasmus University Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Université Libre de Bruxelles CP 620, 808 Route de Lennik, 1070, Brussels, Belgium
    Brain Res 867:280-8. 2000
    ..the presence of different S100 proteins (S100A1, S100A2, S100A3, S100A4, S100A5, S100A6, S100A8, S100A9, S100A12 and S100B) in C.A. from normal human brain...
  8. ncbi Inflammatory S100A9 and S100A12 proteins in Alzheimer's disease
    C E Shepherd
    Prince of Wales Medical Research Institute, Barker Street, Randwick, Sydney 2031, Australia
    Neurobiol Aging 27:1554-63. 2006
    ..S100A8, S100A9 and S100A12 comprise a new group of inflammation-associated proteins that are constitutively expressed by ..
  9. ncbi The two calcium-binding proteins, S100A8 and S100A9, are involved in the metabolism of arachidonic acid in human neutrophils
    C Kerkhoff
    Institut für Experimentelle Dermatologie, 48149 Munster, Germany
    J Biol Chem 274:32672-9. 1999
    Recently, we identified the two myeloid related protein-8 (MRP8) (S100A8) and MRP14 (S100A9) as fatty acid-binding proteins (Klempt, M., Melkonyan, H., Nacken, W., Wiesmann, D., Holtkemper, U., and Sorg, C. (1997) FEBS Lett. 408, 81-84)...
  10. ncbi S100A8 and S100A9 activate MAP kinase and NF-kappaB signaling pathways and trigger translocation of RAGE in human prostate cancer cells
    Alexander Hermani
    Research Group Hormones and Signal Transduction, German Cancer Research Centre, Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum, Im Neuenheimer Feld 280, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
    Exp Cell Res 312:184-97. 2006
    ..Deregulated expression of S100 proteins, including S100A8 and S100A9, was reported in association with neoplastic disorders...
  11. ncbi The human S100 protein MRP-14 is a novel activator of the beta 2 integrin Mac-1 on neutrophils
    R A Newton
    Leukocyte Adhesion Laboratory, Imperial Cancer Research Fund, London, United Kingdom
    J Immunol 160:1427-35. 1998
    ..protein (MRP-14) and its heterodimeric partner, MRP-8, are members of the S100 family of calcium-binding proteins (S100A9 and S100A8, respectively)...
  12. ncbi Expression of myeloid-related proteins 8 and 14 in systemic-onset juvenile rheumatoid arthritis
    Michael Frosch
    Institute of Experimental Dermatology and Department of Pediatrics, University of Munster, Munster, Germany
    Arthritis Rheum 48:2622-6. 2003
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  13. ncbi The hetero-oligomeric complex of the S100A8/S100A9 protein is extremely protease resistant
    Wolfgang Nacken
    Institute for Experimental Dermatology, University of Muenster, Roentgenstrasse 21, 48149 Muenster, Germany
    FEBS Lett 581:5127-30. 2007
    S100A8, S100A9 and S100A12 proteins are associated with inflammation and tissue remodelling, both processes known to be associated with high protease activity...
  14. ncbi S100A8, S100A9 and the S100A8/A9 heterodimer complex specifically bind to human endothelial cells: identification and characterization of ligands for the myeloid-related proteins S100A9 and S100A8/A9 on human dermal microvascular endothelial cell line-1 c
    Ines Eue
    PAN Clinic, Zeppelinstrasse 1, 50667 Köln, Germany
    Int Immunol 14:287-97. 2002
    ..We demonstrate that S100A8, S100A9 and the S100A8/A9 heterodimeric complex bind to human dermal microvascular endothelial cell line (HMEC)-1 with an ..
  15. ncbi The arachidonic acid-binding protein S100A8/A9 promotes NADPH oxidase activation by interaction with p67phox and Rac-2
    Claus Kerkhoff
    Institute of Experimental Dermatology, University of Munster, Germany
    FASEB J 19:467-9. 2005
    ..its functional relevance by the impaired oxidase activity in neutrophil-like NB4 cells, after specific blockage of S100A9 expression, and bone marrow polymorphonuclear neutrophils from S100A9-/- mice...
  16. ncbi Implication of extracellular zinc exclusion by recombinant human calprotectin (MRP8 and MRP14) from target cells in its apoptosis-inducing activity
    Satoru Yui
    Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Teikyo University, Tsukui gun, Kanagawa, Japan
    Mediators Inflamm 11:165-72. 2002
    ..of 8 and 14 kDa subunits, which have also been termed migration inhibitory factor-related proteins MRP8 and MRP14. We previously reported that rat calprotectin purified from inflammatory neutrophils induces apoptosis of various ..
  17. ncbi Binding of two nuclear complexes to a novel regulatory element within the human S100A9 promoter drives the S100A9 gene expression
    Claus Kerkhoff
    Institute of Experimental Dermatology, 48149 Muenster, Germany
    J Biol Chem 277:41879-87. 2002
    b>S100A9, also referred to as MRP14, is a calcium-binding protein whose expression is tightly regulated during differentiation of myeloid cells...
  18. ncbi Myeloid-related proteins 8 and 14 induce a specific inflammatory response in human microvascular endothelial cells
    Dorothee Viemann
    Institute of Experimental Dermatology, Integrated Functional Genomics, and the Interdisciplinary Clinical Research Center, University Hospital Muenster, University of Muenster, Röntgenstrasse 21, 48149 Muenster, Germany
    Blood 105:2955-62. 2005
    Myeloid-related protein 8 (MRP8) and MRP14, S100 proteins secreted by activated phagocytes, bind specifically to endothelial cells. The endothelial response to MRP8/MRP14, however, is unknown...
  19. ncbi Increased serum levels of MRP-8/14 in type 1 diabetes induce an increased expression of CD11b and an enhanced adhesion of circulating monocytes to fibronectin
    Gerben Bouma
    Department of Immunology, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
    Diabetes 53:1979-86. 2004
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  20. ncbi HIV-1 transcription and virus production are both accentuated by the proinflammatory myeloid-related proteins in human CD4+ T lymphocytes
    Carle Ryckman
    Centre de Recherche en Infectiologie, Pavillon Centre Hospitalier de l Université Laval, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Quebec, and Département de Biologie Médicale, Faculte de Medecine, Universite Laval, Quebec, Canada
    J Immunol 169:3307-13. 2002
    S100A8, S100A9, and S100A12, collectively known as myeloid-related proteins (MRPs), are highly expressed by the myeloid cell lineage and are found in the extracellular milieu during infections and inflammatory conditions...
  21. ncbi S100A9/S100A8: Myeloid representatives of the S100 protein family as prominent players in innate immunity
    Wolfgang Nacken
    Institute of Experimental Dermatology, University of Munster, 48149 Munster, Germany
    Microsc Res Tech 60:569-80. 2003
    ..As unspecific phagocytes, they belong to the so-called innate immunity. Two S100 proteins, namely S100A9 (MRP14) and S100A8 (MRP8), constitute roughly 40% of the cytosolic protein in these cells, implying by their pure ..
  22. ncbi S100A8 and S100A9 in human arterial wall. Implications for atherogenesis
    Michelle M McCormick
    School of Medical Sciences, St Vincent s Hospital, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
    J Biol Chem 280:41521-9. 2005
    Atherogenesis is a complex process involving inflammation. S100A8 and S100A9, the Ca2+-binding neutrophil cytosolic proteins, are associated with innate immunity and regulate processes leading to leukocyte adhesion and transmigration...
  23. ncbi Calcium-dependent tetramer formation of S100A8 and S100A9 is essential for biological activity
    Nadja Leukert
    Institute of Experimental Dermatology, University of Muenster, Roentgenstr 21, 48149 Muenster, Germany
    J Mol Biol 359:961-72. 2006
    ..The heterodimers of S100A8 and S100A9 represent the major calcium-binding proteins in phagocytes...
  24. ncbi Cloning and expression of two human genes encoding calcium-binding proteins that are regulated during myeloid differentiation
    E Lagasse
    Department of Biotechnology, Ciba Geigy, Basel, Switzerland
    Mol Cell Biol 8:2402-10. 1988
    ..Two proteins, MRP8 and MRP14, which are expressed in infiltrate macrophages during inflammatory reactions but not in normal tissue macrophages, ..
  25. ncbi Biophysical characterization of S100A8 and S100A9 in the absence and presence of bivalent cations
    Thomas Vogl
    Institute of Experimental Dermatology, University of Muenster, Roentgenstrasse 21, 48149 Muenster, Germany
    Biochim Biophys Acta 1763:1298-306. 2006
    S100A8 and S100A9 are two proinflammatory molecules belonging to the S100 family of calcium-binding proteins...
  26. ncbi Identification of poly(ADP-ribose)polymerase-1 and Ku70/Ku80 as transcriptional regulators of S100A9 gene expression
    Jens Grote
    Institute of Experimental Dermatology, University of Muenster, Germany
    BMC Mol Biol 7:48. 2006
    ..Dysregulated expression of S100 proteins, including S100A9, has been reported in the epidermis as a response to stress and in association with neoplastic disorders...
  27. ncbi TOPORS functions as a SUMO-1 E3 ligase for chromatin-modifying proteins
    Pooja Pungaliya
    Department of Pharmacology, The Cancer Institute of New Jersey, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, 195 Little Albany Street, New Brunswick, New Jersey 08901, USA
    J Proteome Res 6:3918-23. 2007
    ..Transfection studies confirmed mammalian Sin3A as a sumoylation substrate for TOPORS. These findings suggest that TOPORS may function as a tumor suppressor by regulating mSin3A and other proteins involved in chromatin modification...
  28. ncbi Increased proinflammatory endothelial response to S100A8/A9 after preactivation through advanced glycation end products
    Philipp Ehlermann
    Universitat Heidelberg, Abteilung Innere Medizin III, Heidelberg, Germany
    Cardiovasc Diabetol 5:6. 2006
    ..As recently S100 proteins have been identified as ligands of RAGE, we sought to determine the effects of the proinflammatory heterodimer of S100A8/S100A9 on the RAGE-NFkappaB mediated induction of proinflammatory gene expression.
  29. ncbi Up-regulation of metastasis-promoting S100A4 (Mts-1) in rheumatoid arthritis: putative involvement in the pathogenesis of rheumatoid arthritis
    Jorg Klingelhofer
    Danish Cancer Society, Copenhagen, Denmark
    Arthritis Rheum 56:779-89. 2007
    ..To examine the involvement of the metastasis-inducing protein S100A4 (Mts-1) in the pathogenesis of rheumatoid arthritis (RA)...
  30. ncbi Novel insights into structure and function of MRP8 (S100A8) and MRP14 (S100A9)
    C Kerkhoff
    Institut für Experimentelle Dermatologie, Munster, Germany
    Biochim Biophys Acta 1448:200-11. 1998
    The two migration inhibitory factor- (MIF)-related protein-8 (MRP8; S100A8) and MRP14 (S100A9) are two calcium-binding proteins of the S100 family...
  31. ncbi The S100 family of EF-hand calcium-binding proteins: functions and pathology
    B W Schafer
    Department of Pediatrics, University of Zurich, Switzerland
    Trends Biochem Sci 21:134-40. 1996
    ..Novel links between EF-hand proteins, particularly S100 proteins, and specific diseases are now emerging...
  32. ncbi Two calcium-binding proteins in infiltrate macrophages of rheumatoid arthritis
    K Odink
    Department of Biotechnology, Ciba Geigy, Basel, Switzerland
    Nature 330:80-2. 1987
    ..Characterization of MRP-8 and MRP-14 could therefore be useful to the understanding of cellular processes induced in chronic inflammation...
  33. ncbi Myeloid related protein-8/14 stimulates interleukin-8 production in airway epithelial cells
    Ali Ahmad
    Respiratory Research Laboratory, Department of Medicine, University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TT, UK
    Am J Respir Cell Mol Biol 29:523-30. 2003
    ....
  34. ncbi The S100A8/A9 heterodimer amplifies proinflammatory cytokine production by macrophages via activation of nuclear factor kappa B and p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase in rheumatoid arthritis
    Katsue Sunahori
    Department of Medicine and Clinical Science, Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University, 2 5 1 Shikata cho, Okayama 700 8558, Japan
    Arthritis Res Ther 8:R69. 2006
    S100A8 and S100A9, two Ca2+-binding proteins of the S100 family, are secreted as a heterodimeric complex (S100A8/A9) from neutrophils and monocytes/macrophages...
  35. ncbi Biochemical characterization of the murine S100A9 (MRP14) protein suggests that it is functionally equivalent to its human counterpart despite its low degree of sequence homology
    W Nacken
    Institute of Experimental Dermatology, University of Munster, Germany
    Eur J Biochem 267:560-5. 2000
    Due to the low degree of sequence similarity it has been speculated that murine and human S100A9 (MRP14), an inflammatory marker protein belonging to the S100 protein family, may have different cellular functions in mouse and man...
  36. ncbi S100A8 and S100A9 in experimental osteoarthritis
    Hala Zreiqat
    Tissue Engineering and Biomaterials Research Unit, School of AMME J07, Faculty of Engineering, Bosch Institute, University of Sydney, Corner of Shepherd and Cleavland Street, New South Wales 2006, Australia
    Arthritis Res Ther 12:R16. 2010
    The objective was to evaluate the changes in S100A8 S100A9, and their complex (S100A8/S100A9) in cartilage during the onset of osteoarthritis (OA) as opposed to inflammatory arthritis.
  37. ncbi Immunohistochemical investigation of S100A9 expression in pulmonary adenocarcinoma: S100A9 expression is associated with tumor differentiation
    K Arai
    Department of Pathology, Shizuoka General Hospital, Shizuoka 420 0881, Japan
    Oncol Rep 8:591-6. 2001
    ..However, there have been few studies on S100A9 in specific types of carcinomas, except for squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) because the expression in normal ..
  38. ncbi Loss of S100A9 (MRP14) results in reduced interleukin-8-induced CD11b surface expression, a polarized microfilament system, and diminished responsiveness to chemoattractants in vitro
    Marie Pierre Manitz
    Institute of Experimental Dermatology, Zentrum fur Molekularbiologie der Entzundung, Univeristy of Münster, 48149 Munster, Germany
    Mol Cell Biol 23:1034-43. 2003
    The S100A9 (MRP14) protein is abundantly expressed in myeloid cells and has been associated with various inflammatory diseases. The S100A9-deficient mice described here were viable, fertile, and generally of healthy appearance...
  39. ncbi An African swine fever virus ERV1-ALR homologue, 9GL, affects virion maturation and viral growth in macrophages and viral virulence in swine
    T Lewis
    Plum Island Animal Disease Center, Agricultural Research Service, U S Department of Agriculture, Greenport, New York 11944 0848, USA
    J Virol 74:1275-85. 2000
    ..Time course analysis and viral DNA synthesis inhibitor experiments indicated that p14 was a late viral protein...
  40. ncbi Immunopathogenic mechanisms in hypertension
    N Lefkos
    Cardiology Unit, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Hippokration Hospital, Greece
    Am J Hypertens 8:1141-5. 1995
    ..immunity against arterial wall antigen was studied in all subjects by means of migration inhibitory factor (MIF) against relevant antigen preparation...
  41. ncbi Vascular actions of thrombin receptor-derived polypeptides: structure-activity profiles for contractile and relaxant effects in rat aorta
    A A Laniyonu
    Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, University of Calgary, Faculty of Medicine, AB Canada
    Br J Pharmacol 114:1680-6. 1995
    ..Rat P5-NH2), SFLLRNP (P7), SFLLRNP-NH2 (P7-NH2), SFFLRNP (Rat P7), SFFLRNP-NH2 (Rat P7-NH2), and SFLLRNPNDKYEPF (P14). 2...
  42. ncbi Granulomatous slack skin in childhood
    F M Camacho
    Department of Medical-Surgical Dermatology, Hospital Universitario Virgen Macarena, Universidad de Sevilla, Spain
    Pediatr Dermatol 14:204-8. 1997
    ..The phenotype of the giant cells was lysozyme positive, CD68+ and Mac387-...
  43. ncbi Side effects of antibiotics on immune response parameters and their possible implications in antimicrobial chemotherapy
    G Gillissen
    Institute of Medical Microbiology, Medical Faculty, , Aachen
    Zentralbl Bakteriol Mikrobiol Hyg A 270:171-99. 1988
    ..g. foodpad swelling reaction, MIF-production, mitogen/antigen induced lymphocyte proliferation and delayed type hypersensitivity skin reaction), on ..
  44. ncbi The monocyte/macrophage infiltrate in 35 medulloblastomas: a paraffin-wax study
    M L Rossi
    Department of Neuropathology, Midland Centre for Neurosurgery and Neurology, Birmingham, United Kingdom
    Tumori 77:36-40. 1991
    ..tissue from 35 medulloblastomas, collected over 23 years (27 non-desmoplastic and 8 desmoplastic) with KP1 and Mac387 two monoclonal anti-monocytes/macrophage (M/Ms) antibodies recommended for use on paraffin wax embedded tissue...
  45. ncbi Effect of vitamin E on production of macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF) by macrophages
    W Sakamoto
    Department of Biochemistry, School of Dentistry, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan
    Biofactors 10:139-43. 1999
    Macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF), a putative cytokine involved in inflammatory and immune responses, was identified in rat peritoneal macrophages by Western blot analysis and its secretion into culture medium by enzyme-linked ..
  46. ncbi [Studies on transference of hydrogenase genes of Rhizobium arachis]
    Z Wang
    Key Laboratory of Ministry of Education for Cell Biology and Tumor Cell Engineering, School of Life Sciences, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China
    Wei Sheng Wu Xue Bao 41:421-6. 2001
    The hydrogen-uptake genes were transferred into wild Rhizobium arachis Ra strains (Hup-, Nif+, Apr) by triparental mating using pRK2013 as help plasmid. A transconjugant R...
  47. ncbi A heterocomplex formed by the calcium-binding proteins MRP8 (S100A8) and MRP14 (S100A9) binds unsaturated fatty acids with high affinity
    G Siegenthaler
    Clinique de Dermatologie, Hopital Cantonal Universitaire, CH 1211 Geneve 14, Switzerland
    J Biol Chem 272:9371-7. 1997
    ..by the non-covalent association of two calcium-binding proteins of the S100 family: MRP8 (S100A8) and MRP14 (S100A9). Fatty acid-competition studies on the [3H]oleic acid...
  48. ncbi [A case of fulminant psittacosis necessitating mechanical ventilation diagnosed by chlamydial isolation form BALF]
    H Taniguchi
    Third Department of Internal Medicine, Miyazaki Medical College, Japan
    Kansenshogaku Zasshi 69:1396-401. 1995
    ..diagnosis was established with a significant rise of both IgG and IgM antibody against Chlamydia psittaci with MIF and identification of Chlamydia with the cell culture method...
  49. ncbi Macrophage migration inhibitory factor is induced by thrombin and factor Xa in endothelial cells
    Tadamichi Shimizu
    Departments of Dermatology and Molecular Biochemistry, Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine, Sapporo 060 8638, Japan
    J Biol Chem 279:13729-37. 2004
    Macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF), a proinflammatory cytokine, has been shown to play a role in wound-healing processes...
  50. ncbi Association of interindividual differences in p14ARF promoter methylation with single nucleotide polymorphism in primary colorectal cancer
    Mi Yeon Kang
    Center for Genome Research, Samsung Biomedical Research Institute, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Kangnam Ku, Seoul, South Korea
    Cancer 112:1699-707. 2008
    ..The objective of the current study was to understand whether single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) around the promoter of a gene are implicated in the interindividual differences of CpG island hypermethylation...
  51. ncbi Long-term effect of nifedipine and hydrochlorothiazide on blood pressure and sodium homeostasis at varying levels of salt intake in mildly hypertensive patients
    F C Luft
    Department of Internal Medicine-Nephrology, , Germany
    Am J Hypertens 4:752-60. 1991
    To elucidate and compare the effects of nifedipine (NIF) and hydrochlorothiazide (HCTZ) on blood pressure (BP) and sodium (Na) balance, we conducted a randomized, double-blind, crossover study with 50 mg/day HCTZ and 90 mg/day NIF (as ..
  52. ncbi [Spontaneous cure of pneumonia caused by Chlamydia pneumoniae]
    N Miyashita
    Department of Medicine, Kawasaki Medical School
    Kansenshogaku Zasshi 69:934-9. 1995
    ..512-fold in the acute phase and decreased to 32-fold in the convalescent phase using the micro-immunofluorescence (MIF) test, indicating a C. pneumoniae acute infection. In fact, no other micro-organisms were detected...
  53. ncbi Xefiltin, a new low molecular weight neuronal intermediate filament protein of Xenopus laevis, shares sequence features with goldfish gefiltin and mammalian alpha-internexin and differs in expression from XNIF and NF-L
    Y Zhao
    Department of Biological Sciences, University at Albany, State University of New York 12222, USA
    J Comp Neurol 377:351-64. 1997
    ..mammals, the progressive maturation of neurons is marked by successive changes in neuronal intermediate filament (nIF) subunit composition...
  54. ncbi Increase in macrophage migration inhibitory factor levels in lacrimal fluid of patients with severe atopic dermatitis
    Nobuyoshi Kitaichi
    Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine, 060 8638, Sapporo, Japan
    Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol 244:825-8. 2006
    ..Macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF) is a proinflammatory cytokine that is associated with the generation of cell-mediated immune responses...
  55. ncbi Macrophage migration inhibitory factor in cerebrospinal fluid from patients with central nervous system infection
    Christian Østergaard
    Department of Clinical Microbiology, Copenhagen University Hospital Herlev, Herlev Ringvej, DK 2730 Herlev, Denmark
    Crit Care 13:R101. 2009
    Macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF) plays an essential pathophysiological role in septic shock, but its role in central nervous system infection (CNS) remains to be defined.
  56. ncbi [A child with iritis due to Chlamydia pneumoniae infection]
    S Yamada
    Department of Pediatrics, Kurume University School of Medicine
    Kansenshogaku Zasshi 68:1543-7. 1994
    ..pneumoniae infection was made by specific polymerase chain reaction (PCR) method and microimmunofluorescence test (MIF). The symptoms subsided with administration of clarithromycin (CAM: 300 mg/day) for 2 weeks...
  57. ncbi Involvement of macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF) in experimental uric acid nephropathy
    Y G Kim
    Division of Nephrology, University of Washington Medical Center, Seattle, USA
    Mol Med 6:837-48. 2000
    ..We hypothesized that uric acid crystal deposition may induce granuloma formation by stimulating local expression of macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF), which is a known mediator of delayed type hypersensitivity (DTH).
  58. ncbi The crystal structure of the human (S100A8/S100A9)2 heterotetramer, calprotectin, illustrates how conformational changes of interacting alpha-helices can determine specific association of two EF-hand proteins
    Ingo P Korndörfer
    Lehrstuhl fur Biologische Chemie, Technische Universitat Munchen, Freising Weihenstephan, Germany
    J Mol Biol 370:887-98. 2007
    The EF-hand proteins S100A8 and S100A9 are important calcium signalling proteins that are involved in wound healing and provide clinically relevant markers of inflammatory processes, such as rheumatoid arthritis and inflammatory bowel ..
  59. ncbi The cytokine macrophage migration inhibitory factor reduces pro-oxidative stress-induced apoptosis
    Mai Tuyet Nguyen
    Laboratory of Biochemistry, Institute for Interfacial Engineering, University of Stuttgart and Fraunhofer Institut für Grenzflächen und Bioverfahrenstechnik, Stuttgart, Germany
    J Immunol 170:3337-47. 2003
    The cytokine macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF) exhibits pro- and anti-inflammatory activities and regulates cell proliferation and survival. We investigated the effects of MIF on apoptosis...
  60. ncbi Nonintracranial fatal firearm injuries in children: implications for treatment
    Michael L Nance
    Department of Surgery, Children s Hospital of Philadelphia, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, USA
    J Trauma 55:631-5. 2003
    Understanding the injury characteristics of nonintracranial fatal (NIF) gunshot wounds in children treated in a statewide trauma system will help guide effective treatment strategies.
  61. ncbi Interferon-tau stimulates secretion of macrophage migration inhibitory factor from bovine endometrial epithelial cells
    Bingtuan Wang
    Centre de Recherche en Reproduction Animale, Faculte de Medecine Veterinaire, Universite de Montreal, St Hyacinthe, Quebec J2S 7C6, Canada
    Biol Reprod 69:1690-6. 2003
    ..12-kDa protein contained a partial amino acid sequence that corresponded to macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF)...
  62. ncbi A switch in the cellular localization of macrophage migration inhibitory factor in the rat testis after ethane dimethane sulfonate treatment
    A Meinhardt
    Institute of Reproduction and Development, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria 3168, Australia
    J Cell Sci 112:1337-44. 1999
    Macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF), one of the first cytokines to be discovered, has recently been localized to the Leydig cells in adult rat testes...
  63. ncbi High expression of myeloid-related proteins 8 and 14 characterizes an inflammatorily active but ineffective response of macrophages during leprosy
    Cord H Sunderkötter
    Institute of Experimental Dermatology, University of Munster, Munster, Germany
    Immunology 111:472-80. 2004
    ..Expression and release of the myeloid-related protein (MRP) 8 and MRP14 (S100A8 and S100A9) characterize a proinflammatory subtype of macrophage that is prominent in, for example, murine infection with ..
  64. ncbi Macrophage migration inhibitory factor is a critical mediator of severe acute pancreatitis
    Yoshitaka Sakai
    Division of Gastroenterology, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan
    Gastroenterology 124:725-36. 2003
    Macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF), originally described as an inhibitor of the random migration of macrophages, has been shown recently to be involved in the pathogenesis of several inflammatory diseases such as sepsis...
  65. ncbi Soluble components of Histoplasma capsulatum var. capsulatum have hemagglutinin activity and induce syngeneic hemophagocytosis in vitro
    R H F Vivan
    Departamento de Ciências Patológicas, CCB, Universidade Estadual de Londrina, Campus Universitario, Londrina, PR, 86051 970, Brazil
    Mycopathologia 169:151-7. 2010
    ..activity, mouse red blood cells (RBC) (1% v/v in PBS) were incubated (37 degrees C, 1 h) with cell-free antigen (CFAg) from H. capsulatum var...
  66. ncbi Oxidation of methionine 63 and 83 regulates the effect of S100A9 on the migration of neutrophils in vitro
    Herve Y Sroussi
    Department of Oral Medicine, College of Dentistry, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL 60612 7213, USA
    J Leukoc Biol 81:818-24. 2007
    The calcium-binding proteins S100A8 and S100A9 and their heterocomplex calprotectin are abundant cytosolic constituents in human neutrophils, constitutively expressed by mucosal epithelium and in association with inflammation by epidermal ..
  67. ncbi Dermal dendrocytes in Dupuytren's disease: a link between the skin and pathogenesis?
    P Sugden
    Department of Pathological Sciences, University of Manchester, Salford, UK
    J Hand Surg Br 18:662-6. 1993
    ..Immunohistochemistry was performed using a panel of antibodies for factor XIIIa, macrophages (CD68 and MAC387) and MHC II...
  68. ncbi [Role of macrophage migration inhibitory factor in septic shock-induced cardiovascular dysfunction: experiment with rats]
    Fu Zhou Wang
    Department of Anesthesia, Zhongda Hospital Affiliated to Southeast University, Nanjing 210009, China
    Zhonghua Yi Xue Za Zhi 87:768-73. 2007
    To investigate the role of macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF) in septic shock-induced cardiovascular dysfunction.
  69. ncbi Differential metabolism of Tyr-MIF-1 and MIF-1 in rat and human plasma
    A J Kastin
    VA Medical Center, New Orleans, LA
    Biochem Pharmacol 47:699-709. 1994
    The metabolism of the endogenous brain peptides Tyr-MIF-1 (Tyr-Pro-Leu-Gly-NH2) and MIF-1 (Pro-Leu-Gly-NH2) was determined by HPLC after incubation of the tritiated peptides in human and rat plasma...
  70. ncbi Substance P induces localization of MIF/alpha1-inhibitor-3 complexes to umbrella cells via paracellular transit through the urothelium in the rat bladder
    Pedro L Vera
    The Bay Pines VA Healthcare System, Research and Development, Bay Pines, FL, USA
    BMC Urol 6:24. 2006
    Macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF) is released into the intraluminal fluid during bladder inflammation in the rat complexed to alpha1-inhibitor-3 (A1-I3; a rodent proteinase inhibitor in the alpha-macroglobulin family)...
  71. ncbi Effects of Tyr-MIF's family of peptides on immobilization stress-induced antinociception in rats
    Adriana I Bocheva
    Institute of Physiology, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Sofia
    Folia Med (Plovdiv) 46:42-6. 2004
    The Tyr-MIF-1 family of peptides includes MIF-1, Tyr-MIF-1, Tyr-W-MIF-1 and Tyr-K-MIF-1, which have been isolated from bovine hypothalamus and cortex of human brain...
  72. ncbi Increased plasma thioredoxin levels in patients with sepsis: positive association with macrophage migration inhibitory factor
    Susannah K Leaver
    Unit of Critical Care, Respiratory Science, National Heart and Lung Institute Division, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London, London SW3 6LY, UK
    Intensive Care Med 36:336-41. 2010
    To establish the relationship between plasma levels of thioredoxin (Trx) and macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF) in systemic inflammatory stress syndrome (SIRS)/sepsis.
  73. ncbi Tyr-MIF-1 attenuates development of tolerance to spiperone-induced catalepsy in rats
    R M Kostrzewa
    Department of Pharmacology, Quillen College of Medicine, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City 37614
    Brain Res Bull 31:707-12. 1993
    Because the tripeptide MIF-1 (Pro-Leu-Gly-NH2) is known to attenuate the effects of neuroleptic-induced catalepsy as well as neuroleptic-induced proliferation of dopamine (DA) receptors, we studied the related naturally occurring peptide,..
  74. ncbi Role of macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF) in peripheral nerve regeneration: anti-MIF antibody induces delay of nerve regeneration and the apoptosis of Schwann cells
    Yasuhiko Nishio
    Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan
    Mol Med 8:509-20. 2002
    Macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF) is a pluripotent cytokine involved in inflammation and immune responses as well as in cell growth...
  75. ncbi Upregulation of macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF) and CD74, receptor for MIF, in rat bladder during persistent cyclophosphamide-induced inflammation
    Pedro L Vera
    Bay Pines VA Healthcare System, Research and Development 151, 10000 Bay Pines Boulevard, Bay Pines, FL 33744, USA
    Exp Biol Med (Maywood) 233:620-6. 2008
    The objective of this study was to determine if macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF) is upregulated in the bladder during persistent cystitis. MIF is a pro-inflammatory cytokine found pre-formed in the urothelium...
  76. ncbi Up-regulation of macrophage migration inhibitory factor in infants with acute neonatal necrotizing enterocolitis
    Y Ren
    Department orf Surgery, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
    Histopathology 46:659-67. 2005
    To investigate the role of macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF) and its downstream cytokine cascade in necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC).
  77. ncbi Macrophage migration inhibitory factor up-regulates the expression of interleukin-8 messenger RNA in synovial fibroblasts of rheumatoid arthritis patients: common transcriptional regulatory mechanism between interleukin-8 and interleukin-1beta
    Shin Onodera
    Department of Molecular Biochemistry, Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine, Sapporo 060 8638, Japan
    Arthritis Rheum 50:1437-47. 2004
    ..This study was undertaken to investigate the IL-8 inductive activity of the macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF) in RA synovial fibroblasts. The regulatory mechanism of IL-8 was compared with that of IL-1beta.
  78. ncbi Urine macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF) in children with urinary tract infection: a possible predictor of acute pyelonephritis
    Hasan Otukesh
    Urology and Nephrology Research Center, Labbafi Nejad Hospital, Tehran, Iran
    Pediatr Nephrol 24:105-11. 2009
    Macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF) is an important pro-inflammatory cytokine expressed at sites of inflammation...
  79. ncbi Isolation of the murine S100 protein MRP14 (14 kDa migration-inhibitory-factor-related protein) from activated spleen cells: characterization of post-translational modifications and zinc binding
    M J Raftery
    Immunology Group, Heart Research Institute, Camperdown, New South Wales, Australia
    Biochem J 316:285-93. 1996
    b>MRP14 (macrophage migration-inhibitory factor-related protein of molecular mass 14 kDa) is an S100 calcium binding protein constitutively expressed in human neutrophils which may be associated with cellular activation/inflammation...
  80. ncbi Up-regulated macrophage migration inhibitory factor protects apoptosis of dermal fibroblasts in patients with systemic sclerosis
    J Y Kim
    Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, South Korea
    Clin Exp Immunol 152:328-35. 2008
    Macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF) is a proinflammatory cytokine that has been demonstrated to regulate the apoptosis of several cell types...
  81. ncbi Macrophage migration inhibitory factor is critical to interleukin-5-driven eosinophilopoiesis and tissue eosinophilia triggered by Schistosoma mansoni infection
    Elizabeth S Magalhães
    Departamento de Imunologia, Instituto de Microbiologia, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
    FASEB J 23:1262-71. 2009
    Macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF) participates in the pathogenesis of inflammatory diseases, including asthma, in which it enhances airway hypersensitivity and tissue eosinophilia...
  82. ncbi Intraluminal blockade of cell-surface CD74 and glucose regulated protein 78 prevents substance P-induced bladder inflammatory changes in the rat
    Pedro L Vera
    The Bay Pines VA Healthcare System, Research and Development, Bay Pines, Florida, United States of America
    PLoS ONE 4:e5835. 2009
    Macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF) is a pro-inflammatory cytokine constitutively expressed by urothelial cells...
  83. ncbi Organization and expression of nitrogen-fixation genes in the aerobic nitrogen-fixing unicellular cyanobacterium Synechococcus sp. strain RF-1
    T C Huang
    Institute of Botany, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China
    Microbiology 145:743-53. 1999
    Sixteen nif and 'nif-associated' genes (expressed only under conditions of nitrogen fixation) in Synechococcus sp. strain RF-1 have been cloned and sequenced...
  84. ncbi Serum macrophage migration inhibitory factor reflects adrenal function in the hypothalamo-pituitary-adrenal axis of septic patients: an observational study
    Takashi Miyauchi
    Advanced Medical Emergency and Critical Care Center, Yamaguchi University Hospital, 1 1 1 Minamikogushi, Ube, Yamaguchi 755 8505, Japan
    BMC Infect Dis 9:209. 2009
    ..Macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF), which counteracts the anti-inflammatory activity of glucocorticoid (GC), is one of the mediators of the ..
  85. ncbi Sex steroid regulation of macrophage migration inhibitory factor in normal and inflamed colon in the female rat
    Eric Houdeau
    Neuro Gastroenterology and Nutrition Unit, Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique, Toulouse, France
    Gastroenterology 132:982-93. 2007
    Sex steroids influence IBD symptoms. Macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF), a target of sex steroids in other inflammatory models, promotes interleukin (IL)-1beta and tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-alpha release in colitis...
  86. ncbi Macrophage migration inhibitory factor expression and protein localization in Amblyomma americanum (Ixodidae)
    C J Bowen
    Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology, Oklahoma State University, 127 Noble Research Center, Stillwater, OK 74078 8031, USA
    Exp Appl Acarol 50:343-52. 2010
    ..Tick macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF) was first identified in A...
  87. ncbi Macrophage migration inhibitory factor deficiency attenuates macrophage recruitment, glomerulonephritis, and lethality in MRL/lpr mice
    Alberta Y Hoi
    Department of Medicine, Centre for Inflammatory Diseases, Monash Institute of Medical Research, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia
    J Immunol 177:5687-96. 2006
    ..Macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF) is a proinflammatory cytokine that is operative in innate and adaptive immunity and important in immune-mediated ..
  88. ncbi The conformational flexibility of the carboxy terminal residues 105-114 is a key modulator of the catalytic activity and stability of macrophage migration inhibitory factor
    Farah El-Turk
    Laboratory of Molecular Neurobiology and Neuroproteomics, Brain Mind Institute, Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne, CH 1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
    Biochemistry 47:10740-56. 2008
    Macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF) is a multifunctional protein and a major mediator of innate immunity...
  89. ncbi Profiles of the 2 INK4a gene products, p16 and p14ARF, in human reference urothelium and bladder carcinomas, according to pRb and p53 protein status
    Marie Aude Le Frere-Belda
    Service d Anatomie et de Cytologie Pathologiques and Oncogénèse respiratoire et uro génitale EMI Institut National de la Santé de la Recherche Medical INSERM, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Henri Mondor, Creteil, France
    Hum Pathol 35:817-24. 2004
    The INK4a/ARF locus encodes 2 cell cycle regulatory proteins: p16 and p14(ARF). P16 inhibits the activities of cdks, which maintain the retinoblastoma protein (pRb) in its active hypophosphorylated state...
  90. ncbi The calcium binding protein S100A9 is essential for pancreatic leukocyte infiltration and induces disruption of cell-cell contacts
    Jurgen Schnekenburger
    Department of Medicine B, Westfalische Wilhelms University, Munster, Germany
    J Cell Physiol 216:558-67. 2008
    ..Here, we studied the role of S100A9 (MRP14), a calcium binding protein specifically released by polymorph nuclear leukocytes (PMN), in the course of ..
  91. ncbi Macrophage migration inhibitory factor and host innate immune responses to microbes
    Thierry Calandra
    Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois, Lausanne, Switzerland
    Scand J Infect Dis 35:573-6. 2003
    ..Recently, the protein known as macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF) has emerged as a pivotal mediator of innate immunity...
  92. ncbi Elevated macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF) is associated with depressive symptoms, blunted cortisol reactivity to acute stress, and lowered morning cortisol
    Kate M Edwards
    Department of Psychiatry, UCSD Medical Center, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
    Brain Behav Immun 24:1202-8. 2010
    Macrophage Migration Inhibitory Factor (MIF) is a proinflammatory cytokine produced by leukocytes and the secretory cells of the HPA axis...
  93. ncbi Complex assembly mechanism and an RNA-binding mode of the human p14-SF3b155 spliceosomal protein complex identified by NMR solution structure and functional analyses
    Kanako Kuwasako
    Protein Research Group, RIKEN Genomic Sciences Center, Yokohama 230 0045, Japan
    Proteins 71:1617-36. 2008
    The spliceosomal protein p14, a component of the SF3b complex in the U2 small nuclear ribonucleoprotein (snRNP), is essential for the U2 snRNP to recognize the branch site adenosine...
  94. ncbi IFN-gamma promotes Fas ligand- and perforin-mediated liver cell destruction by cytotoxic CD8 T cells
    Evelyn Roth
    Institute for Medical Microbiology and Hygiene, Department of Immunology, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
    J Immunol 172:1588-94. 2004
    To study liver cell damage by CTL, CD8 T cells from P14 TCR transgenic (tg) mice specific for the gp33 epitope of lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus with either deficiency in IFN-gamma (P14.IFN-gamma(null)), functional Fas ligand (P14...
  95. ncbi IscA, an alternate scaffold for Fe-S cluster biosynthesis
    C Krebs
    Department of Physics, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia 30322, USA
    Biochemistry 40:14069-80. 2001
    An IscA homologue within the nif regulon of Azotobacter vinelandii, designated (Nif)IscA, was expressed in Escherichia coli and purified to homogeneity...
  96. ncbi An immunohistochemical study of the ontogeny of the horizontal cell in the rat retina using an antiserum against spot 35 protein, a novel Purkinje cell-specific protein, as a marker
    H Kondo
    Department of Anatomy, School of Medicine, Kanazawa University, Japan
    Anat Rec 222:103-9. 1988
    ..At P14 all the immunoreactive horizontal cells extended their processes horizontally to form a tight bundle all the way ..
  97. ncbi A Tyr-W-MIF-1 analog containing D-Pro2 discriminates among antinociception in mice mediated by different classes of mu-opioid receptors
    Daisuke Nakayama
    Department of Physiology and Anatomy, Tohoku Pharmaceutical University, 4 4 1 Komatsushima, Aoba ku, Sendai 981 8558, Japan
    Eur J Pharmacol 563:109-16. 2007
    The antagonism by Tyr-D-Pro-Trp-Gly-NH2 (D-Pro2-Tyr-W-MIF-1), a Tyr-Pro-Trp-Gly-NH2 (Tyr-W-MIF-1) analog, of the antinociception induced by the mu-opioid receptor agonists Tyr-W-MIF-1, [D-Ala2,NMePhe4,Gly(ol)5]-enkephalin (DAMGO), Tyr-..
  98. ncbi Urinary macrophage migration inhibitory factor in children with urinary tract infection
    Esra Sevketoglu
    Department of Pediatrics, Bakirkoy Dr Sadi Konuk Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
    Pediatr Nephrol 25:299-304. 2010
    Macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF) plays an essential pathophysiological role in inflammatory reactions...
  99. ncbi Increased plasma concentration of macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF) and MIF mRNA in mononuclear cells in the obese and the suppressive action of metformin
    Paresh Dandona
    Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism, State University of New York at Buffalo and Kaleida Health, Buffalo, New York 14209, USA
    J Clin Endocrinol Metab 89:5043-7. 2004
    The objective of the study was to determine whether plasma migration inhibitor factor (MIF) concentration and mononuclear cell (MNC) mRNA are elevated in obesity and whether treatment with metformin reduces plasma MIF concentration...
  100. ncbi [A case of adult Chlamydia pneumoniae pneumonia diagnosed from a culture method]
    H Chikumi
    Third Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Tottori University
    Kansenshogaku Zasshi 68:407-10. 1994
    ..We changed the treatment by using 300 mg of roxithromycin per day and these symptoms disappeared. To diagnose C. pneumoniae early, PCR, MIF and culture methods are very useful diagnostic tools.
  101. ncbi Urine macrophage migration inhibitory factor reflects the severity of renal injury in human glomerulonephritis
    Fiona G Brown
    Department of Nephrology, Monash Medical Centre, Clayton, Victoria, Australia
    J Am Soc Nephrol 13:S7-13. 2002
    Macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF) is a proinflammatory cytokine that plays a pathogenic role in experimental crescentic glomerulonephritis (GN)...

Research Grants98

  1. CREB Regulates Adipogenesis and Adipocyte Survival
    Dwight J Klemm; Fiscal Year: 2010
    ..also increases expression of intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM-1), macrophage migration inhibitory factor-1 (MIF-1), macrophage colony stimulating factor-1 (MCSF-1), CXC ligand 13, stromal cell-derived factors -1 (SDF-1) and ..
  2. Innate and Adaptive Immune Mechanisms in Arthritis
    RICHARD J BUCALA; Fiscal Year: 2010
    ..Since our initial cloning of murine macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF), we have focused on the role of this mediator in the pathogenesis of rheumatoid arthritis...
  3. Innate and Adaptive Immune Mechanisms in Arthritis
    Richard Bucala; Fiscal Year: 2009
    ..Since our initial cloning of murine macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF), we have focused on the role of this mediator in the pathogenesis of rheumatoid arthritis...
  4. Paraventricular nucleus regulatory mechanisms in stress and hypertension
    COLIN contact SUMNERS; Fiscal Year: 2010
    ..We have recently identified macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF) as an intracellular negative regulator of the excitatory actions of Ang II in normotensive rat neurons...
  5. Pathogenesis of Detrusor Underactivity and Urinary Retention in the Frail Elderly
    George Kuchel; Fiscal Year: 2007
    ..We propose that an atypical cytokine called MIF (macrophage migration inhibitory factor) is involved in the pathways by which urinary retention promotes muscle ..
  6. Pathogenesis of Detrusor Underactivity and Urinary Retention in the Frail Elderly
    George A Kuchel; Fiscal Year: 2010
    ..We propose that an atypical cytokine called MIF (macrophage migration inhibitory factor) is involved in the pathways by which urinary retention promotes muscle ..
  7. Pathogenesis of Detrusor Underactivity and Urinary Retention in the Frail Elderly
    George Kuchel; Fiscal Year: 2009
    ..We propose that an atypical cytokine called MIF (macrophage migration inhibitory factor) is involved in the pathways by which urinary retention promotes muscle ..
  8. Role of Cysteine Proteases in Atherosclerosis & Aneurysm
    Guo Ping Shi; Fiscal Year: 2007
    ..By contrast, the pro-inflammatory cytokine macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF) is highly expressed in these lesions as well as in sera from patients with AAA...
  9. The Lung as a Source of Inflammation in Sepsis
    Edmund Miller; Fiscal Year: 2009
    ..Macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF), an important mediator in sepsis, has been shown recently to be a cardiac depressant factor, and to play a ..
  10. The Lung as a Source of Inflammation in Sepsis
    Edmund Miller; Fiscal Year: 2007
    ..Macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF), an important mediator in sepsis, has been shown recently to be a cardiac depressant factor, and to play a ..
  11. Release of MIF protein complexes in vivo: response to inflammation
    PEDRO VERA; Fiscal Year: 2007
    Macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF), is a pro-inflammatory cytokine produced by the urothelium...
  12. INNATE AND ADAPTIVE MECHANISMS IN ARTHRITIS
    Richard Bucala; Fiscal Year: 2007
    ..Macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF) is an upstream regulator of the immune response that is produced both by innate (monocyte/macrophage) and adaptive ..
  13. MIF AND THE HOST RESPONSE TO INFECTION
    RICHARD J BUCALA; Fiscal Year: 2010
    ..In 1993, we cloned murine macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF) as an upstream regulator of innate immunity and mediator of lethal shock...
  14. MIF AND THE HOST RESPONSE TO INFECTION
    Richard Bucala; Fiscal Year: 2007
    ..We have discovered that macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF) is an important mediator of innate immunity and upstream regulator of inflammatory cytokine production...
  15. Amplification of tumor hypoxic responses by MIF-dependent HIF stabilization
    Robert A Mitchell; Fiscal Year: 2010
    ..We recently discovered that macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF), one of the oldest cytokines ever described, is elevated in PDAC patient's plasma and induced by hypoxia-..
  16. Mechanisms of Rheumatoid Synovial Fibroblast Activation
    Richard Bucala; Fiscal Year: 2006
    ..The central hypothesis is that the cytokine, macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF), induces sustained ERK-1/2 activation, invasive phenotype, and suppression of p53-dependent apoptosis in synovial ..
  17. Functional and Structural Studies of CD74 Activation
    Elias Lolis; Fiscal Year: 2010
    ..CD74 has been identified as a cell surface receptor for the cytokine macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF). MIF is a pro-inflammatory protein that is secreted by cells upon exposure to microbes or their products...
  18. Functional and Structural Studies of CD74 Activation
    Elias Lolis; Fiscal Year: 2007
    ..CD74 has been identified as a cell surface receptor for the cytokine macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF). MIF is a pro-inflammatory protein that is secreted by cells upon exposure to microbes or their products...
  19. MIF AND THE HOST RESPONSE TO INFECTION
    Richard Bucala; Fiscal Year: 2002
    ..Recent work has led to the concept that the mediator macrophage migration inhibitory factor ( MIF ) can act as a physiological counter-regulator of glucocorticoid action within the immune system...
  20. Mechanism of dendritic cell differentiation in cancer
    Dmitry Gabrilovich; Fiscal Year: 2009
    ..suggest that tumor-mediated defects in DC differentiation as well as accumulation of MDSC could be controlled by S100A9 protein...
  21. Mechanism of dendritic cell differentiation in cancer
    DMITRY ISAAC GABRILOVICH; Fiscal Year: 2010
    ..suggest that tumor-mediated defects in DC differentiation as well as accumulation of MDSC could be controlled by S100A9 protein...
  22. Role of Epithelium in Immunity, Inflammation and Disease
    Robert P Schleimer; Fiscal Year: 2010
    ..impairment in the expression of the important antimicrobial peptides psoriasin (S100A7) and calprotectin (S100A8/S100A9) in the epithelium of patients with CRS, suggesting diminished innate immune host defense...
  23. Functional Restoration of the Optic Nerve After Disease or Damage
    Dong Feng Chen; Fiscal Year: 2010
    ..for the first time successful optic nerve re-elongation into the brain targets, up to postnatal day 14 (P14) in mice...
  24. Functional Restoration of the Optic Nerve After Disease or Damage
    Dong Chen; Fiscal Year: 2009
    ..for the first time successful optic nerve re-elongation into the brain targets, up to postnatal day 14 (P14) in mice...
  25. MIDBRAIN CIRCUITRY FOR NEURONAL CONTROL OF GAZE
    Paul J May; Fiscal Year: 2010
    ..The preganglionic and MIF motor neuron groups are found in the perioculomotor region...
  26. Biosynthesis and Novel Function of Fe-S clusters
    Boi Hanh Huynh; Fiscal Year: 2007
    ..At present, there are three known Fe-S cluster biosynthesis machineries: the nitrogen fixation specific NIF system, the ubiquitous "housekeeping" iron-sulfur cluster assembly ISC system, and the newly discovered "sulfur ..
  27. GLUCOCORTICOSTEROID ACTION IN INFLAMMATORY DISEASE
    Robert Schleimer; Fiscal Year: 2009
    ..SPINK5 and molecules in the epidermal differentiation complex (EDC), including S100A7 (psoriasin), S100A8 and S100A9 (calgranulins A and B)...
  28. The temporal epigenomic program of Barrett's neoplastic progression
    Stephen J Meltzer; Fiscal Year: 2010
    ..Tumor suppressor genes affected by hypermethylation at various stages of BN include p16, p14, E-cadherin, APC, and others...
  29. The temporal epigenomic program of Barrett's neoplastic progression
    Stephen Meltzer; Fiscal Year: 2009
    ..Tumor suppressor genes affected by hypermethylation at various stages of BN include p16, p14, E-cadherin, APC, and others...
  30. Neurological and Cognitive Outcomes Following CAGB
    GUY MC KHANN; Fiscal Year: 2007
    ..Specific Aim 3: To develop a statistical model that predicts cognitive change in CABG and/or other populations at risk for cerebrovascular disease over the 5-year follow-up period. ..
  31. DEVELOPMENTAL GENOME REARRANGEMENT OF NIF GENES
    James Golden; Fiscal Year: 2002
    ..Additionally, three programmed site-specific DNA rearrangements that remove DNA elements from nif and hup genes occur in heterocysts...