Macrophage migration inhibitory factor is a neuroendocrine mediator of endotoxaemia
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serval:BIB_6242AA8F6505
Type
Article: article from journal or magazin.
Publication sub-type
Review (review): journal as complete as possible of one specific subject, written based on exhaustive analyses from published work.
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Institution
Title
Macrophage migration inhibitory factor is a neuroendocrine mediator of endotoxaemia
Journal
Trends in Microbiology
ISSN
0966-842X (Print)
Publication state
Published
Issued date
06/1994
Volume
2
Number
6
Pages
198-201
Notes
Journal Article
Review --- Old month value: Jun
Review --- Old month value: Jun
Abstract
The cytokine macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF) is a major protein constituent of the anterior pituitary gland released into the bloodstream during endotoxaemia. For many years, MIF had been thought to be a T cell product associated with delayed-type hypersensitivity reactions. The identification of MIF as a pituitary 'stress' hormone provides an important link in the regulation of systemic inflammatory responses by the central nervous system.
Keywords
Animals
Bacterial Infections/blood/*metabolism
Endotoxins/*blood
Humans
Macrophage Migration-Inhibitory Factors/*physiology
Macrophages/metabolism
Mice
Pituitary Gland/*metabolism
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