Emerging role of microRNAs in regulating macrophage activation and polarization in immune response and inflammation

Immunology

Volumn 148, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 237-248

  Wu, Xiao Qin ^a   Dai, Yao ^a,b   Yang, Yang ^a   Huang, Cheng ^a   Meng, Xiao Ming ^a   Wu, Bao Ming ^a   Li, Jun ^a  

^a ANHUI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

immune response; inflammation; macrophage polarization; microRNAs; Toll like receptors

Indexed keywords

MICRORNA; MICRORNA 101; MICRORNA 124; MICRORNA 125; MICRORNA 146; MICRORNA 146A; MICRORNA 147; MICRORNA 155; MICRORNA 187; MICRORNA 203; MICRORNA 21; MICRORNA 223; MICRORNA 27; MICRORNA 33; MICRORNA 342 5P; MICRORNA 378 3P; MICRORNA 511 3P; MICRORNA 9; MICRORNA LET 7E; TOLL LIKE RECEPTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; CYTOKINE;

3' UNTRANSLATED REGION; CANCER INHIBITION; DISEASE COURSE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE FUNCTION; GENETIC REGULATION; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; INFLAMMATION; MACROPHAGE; MACROPHAGE ACTIVATION; MACROPHAGE POLARIZATION; PHENOTYPIC VARIATION; PHYSIOLOGICAL PROCESS; POLARIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; ANIMAL; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; GENETICS; IMMUNITY; IMMUNOLOGY; METABOLISM; TH1 CELL;

ANIMALS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CYTOKINES; HUMANS; IMMUNITY; INFLAMMATION; MACROPHAGE ACTIVATION; MACROPHAGES; MICRORNAS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TH1 CELLS; TOLL-LIKE RECEPTORS;

EID: 84964666612     PISSN: 00192805     EISSN: 13652567     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/imm.12608     Document Type: Review

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