MIF and Guillain-Barre syndrome: In addition, we have previously demonstrated a pathogenetic role of MIF also in the demyelinating disease of the peripheral nervous system, Guillain Barre’ syndrome (GBS) [27], and its rodent counterpart model, experimental allergic neuritis (EAN) [27], in that MIF levels correlated with disease severity and was prevented by the small molecule inhibitor ISO1 [27].