title: [Expression of macrophage migration inhibition factor in pancreatic carcinoma tissue].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To observe the expression of macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF) in pancreatic carcinoma tissue and analyze the relationship between MIF expression and clinical manifestations.
  
  
  METHODS
  MIF expression in pancreatic carcinoma and normal pancreatic tissue were detected with immunohistochemical method.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The positivity rates of MIF in pancreatic carcinoma and normal pancreatic tissue were 69.4% (25/36) and 0 (0/10) respectively. MIF expression was found to relate to the degree of cell differentiation of pancreatic carcinoma, but not to the clinical stages or the status of lymph node metastasis.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  MIF might be related to the pathogenesis of pancreatic carcinoma.
authors.affiliation: Institute for Digestive Disease of PLA, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China. potatoneimeng@163.com
authors.forename: Zhi-qing
authors.initials: ZQ
authors.lastname: Jin
authors.forename: Fa-chao
authors.initials: FC
authors.lastname: Zhi
authors.forename: Xue-qing
authors.initials: XQ
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Ya-dong
authors.initials: YD
authors.lastname: Wang
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D008263:Macrophage Migration-Inhibitory Factors / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000235:genetics; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010179:Pancreas / Q000378:metabolism*; D010190:Pancreatic Neoplasms / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000473:pathology
chemical_list: D008263:Macrophage Migration-Inhibitory Factors