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SUBMITTER: Chen Y
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6939030 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Mar
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Chen Yingying Y Xu Dingjie D Yao Jingxin J Wei Zhongqiu Z Li Shifeng S Gao Xuemin X Cai Wenchen W Mao Na N Jin Fuyu F Li Yaqian Y Zhu Ying Y Li Shumin S Liu Heliang H Yang Fang F Xu Hong H
Molecular therapy. Nucleic acids 20191126
Silicosis is a fatal profession-related disease linked to long-term inhalation of silica. The present study aimed to determine whether meprin α, a master regulator of anti-fibrotic peptide N-acetyl-seryl-aspartyl-lysyl-proline (Ac-SDKP), is diminished by miR-155-5p in silicotic and control lung macrophages and fibroblasts upon activation. NR8383 macrophages, primary lung fibroblasts, and mouse embryonic fibroblasts were used to evaluate the expression and function of meprin α and miR-155-5p. In ...[more]