MicroRNA-Let-7a regulates the function of microglia in inflammation

Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience

Volumn 68, Issue , 2015, Pages 167-176

  Cho, Kyoung Joo ^a   Song, Juhyun ^a   Oh, Yumi ^a   Lee, Jong Eun ^a  

^a Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Brain derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF); BV2 microglia, inflammation; Inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS); Interleukin (IL) 10; Interleukin (IL) 4; MicroRNA Let 7a (miR Let 7a)

Indexed keywords

BRAIN DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; INDUCIBLE NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; INTERLEUKIN 10; INTERLEUKIN 4; INTERLEUKIN 6; MICRORNA; MICRORNA LET 7A; NITRITE; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; CASPASE 3; CYTOKINE; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; MESSENGER RNA; MIRNLET7 MICRORNA, MOUSE; NITROPRUSSIDE SODIUM;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOWN REGULATION; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; INFLAMMATION; MACROPHAGE; MICROGLIA; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; UPREGULATION; WESTERN BLOTTING; ANIMAL; DRUG EFFECTS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MOUSE; PHYSIOLOGY; TIME FACTOR; TRANSFORMED CELL LINE;

ANIMALS; BRAIN-DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; CASPASE 3; CELL LINE, TRANSFORMED; CYTOKINES; DOWN-REGULATION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDES; MICE; MICROGLIA; MICRORNAS; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE II; NITROPRUSSIDE; REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES; RNA, MESSENGER; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84952008853     PISSN: 10447431     EISSN: 10959327     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mcn.2015.07.004     Document Type: Article

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