ReviewFundamental research2024
Macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF) in CNS diseases: Functional regulation and potential therapeutic indication.
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- Single-cell transcriptomics reveals that tenocyte-derived MIF contributes to tendon injury pathogenesis.iScience · 2026Article
- Immune-proteo-metabolomic changes link to Aβ and tau pathology in Alzheimer disease.Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association · 2026Article
- MIF inhibition attenuates proliferative vitreoretinopathy pathogenesis and protects the eye in preclinical model.Biomedicine & pharmacotherapy = Biomedecine & pharmacotherapie · 2026Article
- Macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF): a Janus-faced cytokine in viral pathogenesis and host defense.Immunologic research · 2025Review
- Mapping Inflammatory Markers in Cerebrospinal Fluid Following Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage: An Age- and Sex-Matched Analysis.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025Article
- Evaluation of the immunoprotective potential of recombinant EtMIF as a subunit vaccine candidate againstFrontiers in immunology · 2025Article
- New technology and emerging theories driving progress in neuropsychiatric disorders.Fundamental research · 2024Article
- BV2 Microglial Cell Activation/Polarization Is Influenced by Extracellular Vesicles Released from Mutated SOD1 NSC-34 Motoneuron-like Cells.Biomedicines · 2024Article
- Longitudinal cytokine and multi-modal health data of an extremely severe ME/CFS patient with HSD reveals insights into immunopathology, and disease severity.Frontiers in immunology · 2024Article
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Abstract
Macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF) is a multifunctional protein that possesses cytokine, enzyme, and endocrine activities and acts as a chaperone-like molecule. Owing to its immune-inflammatory regulatory properties, the role of MIF has long been an attractive target in research on various autoimmune and inflammatory disorders. MIF is also widely expressed in the central nervous system (CNS), and its potential roles in CNS disorders have become a focus to elucidate the physiological and pathological effects of MIF and to explore its potential significance in the treatment of CNS diseases. Previously, the majority of work on MIF functional regulation was focused on MIF tautomerase inhibitors. However, mounting information has indicated that the functions of MIF extend far beyond its tautomerase activity. Here, we review the recent advances in understanding the complex roles of MIF in the pathogenesis of CNS disorders as well as the discovery and design of small molecules targeted to tautomerase and nuclease of MIF.
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