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MIF is a pro-inflammatory cytokine that may play a crucial role in initiating or maintaining several inflammatory conditions [ 1 ] . In experimental models, treatment with antibodies to MIF, reversed or prevented colitis and gastric ulcer formation [ 23 24 ] . MIF is upregulated in neurons in the brain and released into the CSF following intracisternal LPS or spinal cord injury [ 7 21 ] . In addition, MIF is upregulated in the brain after reperfusion subsequent to ischemia [ 25 ] . Therefore, MIF is likely involved in the brain's response infectious agents or trauma.
Our previous studies reported the anatomical localization for MIF only in the bladder, while the location of MIF in the peripheral ganglia (MPG; DRG) and in the lumbosacral spinal cord was not determined since the focus was on the change in MIF amounts in these tissues following bladder inflammation [ 10 11 ] . Therefore, as part of our ongoing investigations on the role of MIF in pelvic viscera inflammation, we investigated the location of MIF in two pelvic organs (bladder and prostate) and in peripheral ganglia that innervate these viscera using immunohistochemistry.
MIF in the lumbosacral spinal cord
The satellite cells surrounding the DRG neurons, however, were intensely stained for MIF.
Sections were incubated with 3% normal serum (in 0.01 M phosphate buffer-saline, 0.1 % Triton X-100; 30 min) followed by incubation with MIF antibody (rabbit polyclonal, 1:200; Torrey Pines; Houston, TX) overnight.