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ABSTRACT:
ORGANISM(S): Mus musculus
SUBMITTER: Ashley Miller
PROVIDER: E-MEXP-3932 | biostudies-arrayexpress |
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress
PloS one 20130821 8
Hepatic steatosis is a global epidemic that is thought to contribute to the pathogenesis of type 2 diabetes. MicroRNAs (miRs) are regulators that can functionally integrate a range of metabolic and inflammatory pathways in liver. We aimed to investigate the functional role of miR-155 in hepatic steatosis. Male C57BL/6 wild-type (WT) and miR-155(-/-) mice were fed either normal chow or high fat diet (HFD) for 6 months then lipid levels, metabolic and inflammatory parameters were assessed in liver ...[more]