• 한국패류학회지
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• 제32권4호
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• pp.241-247
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• 2016

Macrophage Migration Inhibitory Factor (MIF) are well-defined role as unique cytokine and critical mediator in acute and chronic inflammatory diseases, autoimmune diseases. In this study, we isolated and characterized a full-length of MIF cDNA from the abalone (Haliotis discus hannai). The full-length cDNA of abMIF was of 1264 bp, consisting of a 5'-terminal UTR of 143 bp, an open reading frame of 360 bp and a 3-terminal UTR of 761 bp. The abalone MIF cDNA encodes a 119-amino acid polypeptide with a calculated molecular mass of 13.4 kDa and isoelectric point of 9.07. Multiple alignments and phylogenetic analysis with the deduced abalone MIF protein and showed strong homology with disk abalone (Haliotis discusdiscus). The deduced amino acid sequence of abMIF exhibited homology with other reported MIFs, such as 80%, with that of other disk abalone H. discus discus MIF gene. Quantitative real-time PCR (qRT-PCR) analysis indicated that abMIF was highly expression observed in hapatopacreas, intestine, foot, and gonad of normal conditioned abalone. Even though AbMIF mRNA level in hemocytes was low under the normal condition, it was sharply up-regulated and reached the maximum at 6 h post-infection with Vibrio parahaemolyticus, and then decreased at 24 h post-infection. This result indicates that abMIF plays an important role in responding in the innate immune system.

• Clinical and Experimental Reproductive Medicine
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• 제32권3호
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• pp.287-293
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• 2005

Objective: To evaluate the usefulness of serum concentrations of macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF) of patients with ovarian cysts for differential diagnosis of endometrioama. Method: From Jan. 2003 to Dec. 2004, preoperative serum MIF levels were assessed in 28 women with endometrioma, 32 with benign epithelial tumor, 23 with functional and simple cysts, 22 with benign mature cystic teratoma, and 25 women without ovarian tumor as control. MIF levels were determined using an ELISA (Quantikine Human MIF immunoassay, R&D Systems, Inc., USA). Results: Mean MIF levels were higher in all groups with benign tumors than control (all p<0.01), but there was no significant difference between benign tumor groups (p=0.95). There was no significant correlation between MIF levels and tumor volume, body mass index (BMI) (p=0.635, 0.674 respectively) Serum MIF level had significant correlation with count of WBC and neutrophils (p=0.008, 0.024 respectively), but had no correlation with count of lymhocytes and monocytes (p=0.688, 0.294 respectively). Conclusions: This study showed a marked increase in MIF concentrations in the peripheral blood of patients with endometrioma, but there was no significant difference with other benign tumors. Serum MIF level had significant correlation with count of WBC and neutrophils. These suggest serum MIF level has no usefulness for differential diagnosis of endometrioma from other benign ovarian cysts.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제13권5호
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• pp.1737-1744
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• 2012

Macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF) is a pluripotent cytokine which plays roles in inflammation, immune responses and cancer development. It assists macrophages in carrying out functions like phagocytosis, adherence and motility. Of late, MIF is implicated in almost all stages of neoplasia and expression is a feature of most types of cancer. The presence of MIF in almost all tumors and all stages of cancer makes it an interesting candidate for cancer therapy. This review explores the roles of MIF in neoplasia.

• 생명과학회지
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• 제15권6호
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• pp.961-967
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• 2005

Cytokine으로 처음 밝혀진 macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF)는 다양한 생물학적 활성 및 효소적 활성을 지닌 단백질로 알려지고 있다. 아직까지 MIF의 서로 다른 활성간의 연관성 및 효소적 기능이 세포내에서 어떤 역할을 하는지는 명확하게 밝혀지지 않았다. 본 연구에서는 MIF가 지닌 효소적 활성 중 tautomerase활성에 대하여 좀더 자세하게 연구하였다. 먼저, GST 융합 시스템을 이용하여 MIF의 정제 조건을 확립하였다. 이를 통해서 얻어진 GST (glutathione S-transferase)-MIF와 MIF 간의 활성을 비교하여 N-말단의 GST에 의하여 MIF의 tautomerase활성이 완전히 저해되는 것을 확인하였다. 다음으로, GST 대신 N-말단에 존재하는 매우 짧은 아미노산 잔기가 MIF의 tautomerase 활성을 저해하는 지를 조사하고자, GST-MIF의 GST를 thrombin으로 제거한 tMIF를 사용하였다. 그 결과 tMIF도 GST-MIF와 마찬가지로 tautomerase 활성이 완전히 저해된다는 사실을 확인할 수 있었다. 추가로 N-말단 tag에 의한 MIF의 효소적 활성 저해가 단백질의 구조적인 변환에 의한 것인지를 조사하기 위하여 단백질 cross-linking 연구를 수행하였다. 단백질 cross-linking 결과 tMIF도 MIF와 같이 정상적으로 oligomer를 형성하는 것을 확인하였다. 이들 결과는 MIF의 N-말단 $P^{2}$를 중심으로 하는 소수성 활성부위의 노출이 tautomerase활성에 결정적인 역할을 한다는 것을 시사한다. 또한 본 연구결과는 세포내에서 MIF가 다른 단백질과의 상호결합에 의해서도 충분히 tautomerase활성이 저해될 수 있을 것이라는 가능성을 제시한다.lelopathy 효과가 있음을 밝혀냈다. 특히 화본과 사료작물의 경우 italian ryegrass, 콩과 사료작물의 경우는 purple alfalfa가 생장억제효과가 높게 나타났다. 영향을 미치지 못했다. 이상의 결과를 종합하면 현재의 체형, 체형에 대한 인식, 매스컴의 영향 등이 체형에 대항 불만족이라는 스트레스로 인지되고, 이러한 이지된 스트레스와 체중조절 행동에 대한 태도가 체중조절 행동의도를 갖도록 하는 것으로 보인다. 특히 다이어트 행동에 대한 태도는 행동결과에 대한 신념이 주요 변수였음을 감안할 때 체형에 대한 불만족을 유발하는 요인들과 감안할 때 체형에 대한 불만족을 유발하는 요인들과 다이어트 행동 결과에 대한 신념이 주요 변수였음을 감안할 때 체형에 대한 불만족을 유발하는 요인들과 다이어트 행동 결과에 대한 신념이 체중조절 행동을 유발하는 주요 요인인 것으로 판단된다. 따라서 과잉 체중조절의 확산을 억제하기 위해서 현재 자신의 체형과 바람직한 체형의 기준에 대한 바른 인식을 갖도록 하는 것이 필요하다. 그리고 체형에 대한 사회적 인식이 중용한 스트레스 요인임을 감안하여 사회 전반에 만연되어 있는 바람직한 체형에 대한 인식의 변화를 위한 노력이 행해져야 한다. 또한 신념이 행동의도에 큰 영향을 미친다는 결과에 따라 다이어트 행동 결과에 대한 신념이 올바른 지식에 근거한 바람직한 신념으로 변화될 수 있도록 하여야 할 것이다. 또한 본 연구에서는 영양지식이 다이어트 행동의도에 아무런 영향을 미치지 않은 것으로 나타났다. 그러나 단기간에 실시한 영양지식의 교육이 행동의 변화까지는 영향을 미치지 않았으나 태도에는 영향을 미친 것을 참고하여 장기적인 목표를 갖고 영양 지식의 보급에도 힘을 기울여야 하겠다.큰 것으로 보인다.의 경우 압흔과 함께 pitting 이 관찰되며, Ormco Stainless Steel의

• Molecules and Cells
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• 제26권2호
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• pp.193-199
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• 2008

The pro-apoptotic Bcl-2 family member Bim acts as a sensor for apoptotic stimuli and initiates apoptosis through the mitochondrial pathway. To identify novel regulators of Bim, we employed the yeast two-hybrid system and isolated the human gene encoding macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF), a ubiquitously expressed proinflammatory mediator that has also been implicated in cell proliferation, the cell cycle and carcinogenesis. The interaction between MIF and Bim was confirmed by both in vitro and in vivo protein interaction assays. Intriguingly, protein complexes between MIF and the three major Bim isoforms (BimEL/BimL/BimS) could be detected in HEK293 and K562 cells, especially in cells undergoing apoptosis. Moreover, exogenous expression of MIF partially inhibited Bim-induced apoptosis in HEK293 cells. SiRNA-mediated knockdown of MIF increased apoptosis in K562 cells exposed to the chemical oxidant diamide. Endogenous MIF may regulate the pro-apoptotic activity of Bim and inhibit the release of cytochrome c from mitochondria.

• 한국미생물·생명공학회지
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• 제48권4호
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• pp.569-573
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• 2020

Brucellosis is a zoonotic disease caused by Brucella infections and humans usually contract this disease from close contact with infected animals or their products, usually via the ingestion of cheese or crude milk. Macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF) and Pro- and anti-inflammatory cytokines play an important role in susceptibility/resistance and the immunopathogenesis of Brucella infection. These cytokines are crucial factors in the initiation and progression of protective immunity against Brucella infection but the role of MIF has not been well studied in the human response to intracellular microbes. This study was designed to investigate the effect of MIF expression on Brucella susceptibility. A total of 85 positive rose Bengal tests and 24 samples from healthy individuals were collected for this study and subjected to polymerase chain reaction assays (PCR) of the bcsp31 diagnostic gene. MIF concentrations were evaluated using Enzyme-Linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) and the results showed that 46 (54%) of the rose Bengal test samples were positive and 39 (46%) were negative for bcsp31 (p ≤ 0.05) and used as the gold standard for all of the comparisons in this study. The ELISA results indicate that the mean concentration of MIF was significantly higher in patients with positive rose Bengal tests when compared to the control groups and that its concentration increases with increasing age in both the patient and control groups (p ≤ 0.05).

• Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition
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• 제23권1호
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• pp.63-71
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• 2020

Purpose: Autoimmune hepatitis (AIH) is a chronic disease that may lead to cirrhosis. The immunopathogenesis of AIH is not fully understood and it mainly involves T-cell mediated mechanism. Macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF) is a pro-inflammatory cytokine that promotes T cell response and its polymorphism may serve as a severity marker of AIH. No previous study has considered investigating MIF polymorphism in children with AIH. Methods: Forty-two children with definite diagnosis of AIH were enrolled along with 100 age and sex matched controls. All participants were tested for polymorphism at -173GC (rs755622) of MIF gene. All patients received the standard protocol of steroid plus azathioprine to achieve remission. Liver biopsy was performed at time of diagnosis for all patients and only 18 of them underwent a second biopsy after treatment. Results: No statistically significant differences in the frequency of the genotypes GG and GC or in allele distribution were found in both patient and control groups (p=0.590, 0.640 respectively). Initial alanine aminotransferase (ALT) levels at the time of presentation was significantly higher in the GC group than GG group (p=0.020). GC genotype significantly correlated with disease relapse (r=0.41, p=0.007). Regression of necroinflammation and the fibrosis score in the second liver biopsy was statistically significant in the GG group (p<0.0001, p=0.010 respectively). Conclusion: MIF -173GC polymorphism is associated with clinically significant markers of pediatric AIH, including increased initial serum ALT levels, may help predict necroinflammatory/fibrosis regression effectively, following immunosuppressive treatment.

• Journal of Trauma and Injury
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• 제31권3호
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• pp.166-173
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• 2018

Purpose: Many traumatic patients die from sepsis and multiple organ failure. Early recognition of post-traumatic sepsis in traumatic patients will help improve the prognosis. Recently, procalcitonin (PCT), macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF), and lactic acid have emerged as predictive factors. Our study aims to explore the significance of PCT, MIF and lactic acid as a predictor of posttraumatic-sepsis in trauma patients. Methods: This study was conducted on prospective observational study patients who visited an emergency medical center in a university hospital from March 2014 to February 2016. We measured the white blood cells, c-reactive protein (CRP), lactic acid, PCT, and MIF with serum taken from the patient's blood within 1 hour of the occurrence of the trauma. The definition of post-traumatic sepsis was defined as being part of systemic inflammation response syndrome criteria with infections within a week. Results: A total of 132 patients were analyzed, wherein 74 patients were included in the low injury severity score (ISS) group (ISS <15) and 58 patients were included in the high ISS group (ISS ${\geq}15$). The mean PCT, MIF, and lactic acid levels were higher in the high ISS group (p<0.05). Meanwhile, 38 patients were included in the early sepsis group and 94 patients were included in the non-sepsis group. The mean MIF levels were higher in the sepsis group than the non-sepsis group (p<0.05) and there were no significant differences in the initial CRP, lactic acid, and PCT levels in these two groups. Conclusions: MIF may be considered as a predictive factor for sepsis in trauma patients.

• IMMUNE NETWORK
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• 제7권1호
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• pp.39-47
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• 2007

Background: Stromal cell-derived factor (SDF)-1 is a potent chemoattractant for activated T cells into the inflamed Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) synovium. To determine the effect of macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF) on the production of SDF-1 in the inflamed RA synovium. Methods: The expression of SDF-1 and MIF in RA and Osteoarthritis (OA) synovium was examined by immunohistochemical staining. The SDF-1 was quantified by RT-PCR and ELISA after RA fibroblast like synoviocyte (FLS) were treated with MIF in the presence and absence of inhibitors of intracellular signal molecules. The synovial fluid (SF) and serum levels of MIF and SDF-1 in RA, OA and healthy control were measured by ELISA. Results: Expression of SDF-1 and MIF in synovium was higher in RA patients than in OA patients. The production of SDF-1 was enhanced in RA FLS by MIF stimulation. Such effect of MIF was blocked by the inhibitors of NF-${\kappa}B$. Concentrations of SDF-1 in the serum and SF were higher in RA patients than in OA patients and healthy control. SDF-1 and MIF was overexpressed in RA FLS, and MIF could up-regulate the production of SDF-1 in RA FLS via NF-${\kappa}B$-mediated pathways. Conclusion: These results suggest that an inhibition of interaction between MIF from T cells and SDF-1 of FLS may provide a new therapeutic approach in the treatment of RA.

• 동의생리병리학회지
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• 제24권2호
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• pp.242-248
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• 2010

The present study was designed in order to determine whether Lonicerae flos (LF) could mitigate rheumatoid arthritis through inhibition of cyclooxygenase (COX)-2 and matrix metalloproteinase (MMP)-9 by regulation of macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF). We found that MIF mRNA expression in synoviocytes stimulated with phorbol-12-myristate-13-acetate dose-dependantly decreased by LF extract treatment (0.4 - 1.0 mg/$m{\ell}$). The distribution of MIF, COX-2 and MMP-9 positive reacted cells in LPS induced arthritis of mice were decreased by LF (45 mg/kg/day) treatment for 28 days. These data likely indicate that LF may act as MIF inhibitor and may be possible to develop useful agent for rheumatoid arthritis.