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ORGANISM(S): Mus musculus
SUBMITTER: Sarah Labib
PROVIDER: E-GEOD-43681 | biostudies-arrayexpress |
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress
Halappanavar Sabina S Nikota Jake J Wu Dongmei D Williams Andrew A Yauk Carole L CL Yauk Carole L CL Stampfli Martin M
Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950) 20130225 7
Although microRNA-135b (miR-135b) is known to be associated with cancer, with recent work showing that it is massively induced in the pulmonary tissues of mice challenged with nanoparticles suggests a critical role for this microRNA in mediating inflammatory response. In this study, we investigated the expression and function of miR-135b in mice exposed to cigarette smoke or nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae (NTHi). Exposure to both cigarette smoke and NTHi elicited robust lung inflammation, bu ...[more]