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International Journal of Cerebrovascular Diseases
;
(12)2006.
Article
in Chinese
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-680288
ABSTRACT
Macrophage migration inhibition factor(MIF)is an important multifunctional cyto- kine,and it participates in many pathophysiologic processes.A growing body of evidence sug- gests that MIF plays an important role in macrophage-involved regulation of various diseases, especially in atherosclerosis,This article mainly reviews the discovery,structure,sources and biological functions of MIF,particularly the roles in artherosclerosis and its related diseases.