Reciprocal interaction between macrophage migration inhibitory factor and interleukin-8 in gout.

CONCLUSIONS: MIF and IL-8 are highly produced in acute gout. MSU crystals induced MIF production in monocytes and IL-8 production in neutrophils with a reciprocal interaction between the two cytokines.
PMID: 30148447 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Clinical and Experimental Rheumatology - August 28, 2018 Category: Rheumatology Tags: Clin Exp Rheumatol Source Type: research