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Macrophage migration inhibitory factor, infection, the brain, and corticosteroids

Bacterial meningitis is a complex disorder in which injury is caused, in part, by the causative organism and, in part, by the host's own inflammatory response. Macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF) is a pro-inflammatory cytokine and a neuro-endocrine mediator that might play a role in pn...

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Main Authors: Geldhoff, Madelijn, Mook-Kanamori, Barry B, Beek, Diederik van de
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: BioMed Central 2009
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2750168/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19678905
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1186/cc7970
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