title: Role of macrophage migration inhibitory factor in age-related lung disease.
abstract: The prevalence of many common respiratory disorders, including pneumonia, chronic obstructive lung disease, pulmonary fibrosis, and lung cancer, increases with age. Little is known of the host factors that may predispose individuals to such diseases. Macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF) is a potent upstream regulator of the immune system. MIF is encoded by variant alleles that occur commonly in the population. In addition to its role as a proinflammatory cytokine, a growing body of literature demonstrates that MIF influences diverse molecular processes important for the maintenance of cellular homeostasis and may influence the incidence or clinical manifestations of a variety of chronic lung diseases. This review highlights the biological properties of MIF and its implication in age-related lung disease.
authors.affiliation: Section of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine, Department of Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut; and.
authors.forename: Maor
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sauler
authors.affiliation: Section of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut.
authors.forename: Richard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Bucala
authors.affiliation: Section of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine, Department of Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut; and patty.lee@yale.edu.
authors.forename: Patty J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Lee
mesh_terms: D000375:Aging / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology*; D000818:Animals; D016207:Cytokines / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D007249:Inflammation / Q000276:immunology; D019746:Intramolecular Oxidoreductases / Q000235:genetics* / Q000276:immunology; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000276:immunology; D008263:Macrophage Migration-Inhibitory Factors / Q000235:genetics* / Q000276:immunology; D051379:Mice; D018410:Pneumonia, Bacterial / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000276:immunology; D029424:Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000276:immunology
chemical_list: D016207:Cytokines; D008263:Macrophage Migration-Inhibitory Factors; D019746:Intramolecular Oxidoreductases; C515598:MIF protein, human
keywords: MIF; innate immunity; lung