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Microrna-150 Targets Pu.1 and Regulates Macrophage Differentiation and Function in Experimental Autoimmune Encephalomyelitis Publisher Pubmed



Shakerian L1, 2 ; Ghorbani S1 ; Talebi F1 ; Noorbakhsh F1
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  1. 1. Department of Immunology, School of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
  2. 2. Shefa Neuroscience Research Center, Khatam Alanbia Hospital, Tehran, Iran

Source: Journal of Neuroimmunology Published:2018


Abstract

PU.1 is a transcription factor which is expressed in myeloid cells. Herein, we investigated the expression of PU.1 and its potentially targeting miRNAs in the central nervous system (CNS) of mice with experimental autoimmune encephalitis (EAE) and in cultured primary macrophages. PU.1 levels where highly induced in EAE spinal cords and in activated macrophages; this was associated with a significant reduction in miR-150-5p levels at chronic phase of disease and in activated cells. Luciferase assays confirmed the PU.1-miR-150-5p interaction. Overexpression of miR-150-5p in macrophages decreased the expression of proinflammatory cytokines and shifted the polarization of macrophages away from the M1-like phenotype. © 2018 Elsevier B.V.
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