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SUBMITTER: Pazyar N
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3657225 | biostudies-other | 2013 Mar
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
Pazyar Nader N Feily Amir A Yaghoobi Reza R
Indian journal of dermatology 20130301 2
Macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF) is a critical immunoregulatory pluripotent cytokine. It has been re-evaluated as a proinflammatory cytokine, pituitary hormone and glucocorticoid-induced immunoregulatory protein. MIF exists in human epidermis, especially in the basal layer and also is expressed constitutively by monocytes/macrophages, T cells, B cells, endocrine, and epithelial cells. In the field of dermatology, MIF is believed to be a detrimental factor in inflammatory dermatologic ...[more]