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SUBMITTER: Wang Z
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4860600 | biostudies-literature | 2016 May
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Wang Zhigang Z Xu Lu L Hu Yinying Y Huang Yanqin Y Zhang Yujuan Y Zheng Xiufen X Wang Shanshan S Wang Yifan Y Yu Yanrong Y Zhang Meng M Yuan Keng K Min Weiping W
Scientific reports 20160509
Macrophage polarization is a highly plastic physiological process that responds to a variety of environmental factors by changing macrophage phenotype and function. Tumor-associated macrophages (TAMs) are generally recognized as promoting tumor progression. As universal regulators, microRNAs (miRNAs) are functionally involved in numerous critical cellular processes including macrophage polarization. Let-7b, a miRNA, has differential expression patterns in inflamed tissues compared with healthy c ...[more]