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ABSTRACT:
ORGANISM(S): Homo sapiens
SUBMITTER: Thomas Bair
PROVIDER: E-GEOD-34517 | biostudies-arrayexpress |
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress
Graff Joel W JW Powers Linda S LS Dickson Anne M AM Kim Jongkwang J Reisetter Anna C AC Hassan Ihab H IH Kremens Karol K Gross Thomas J TJ Wilson Mary E ME Monick Martha M MM
PloS one 20120829 8
Human alveolar macrophages are critical components of the innate immune system. Cigarette smoking-induced changes in alveolar macrophage gene expression are linked to reduced resistance to pulmonary infections and to the development of emphysema/COPD. We hypothesized that microRNAs (miRNAs) could control, in part, the unique messenger RNA (mRNA) expression profiles found in alveolar macrophages of cigarette smokers. Activation of macrophages with different stimuli in vitro leads to a diverse ran ...[more]