期刊
MOLECULAR IMMUNOLOGY
卷 48, 期 9-10, 页码 1084-1090出版社
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.molimm.2011.02.001
关键词
Tuberculosis; microRNA; T cells
资金
- Ministry of Health, China [2008ZX10003-012]
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [81071318, 81071319, 81061120518]
microRNAs have a critical role in regulating innate and adaptive immunity. To understand whether microRNAs play roles in regulating immune responses to Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection in humans, microRNA expression profiling was performed in PBMCs from pulmonary tuberculosis patients and healthy controls. Analysis of expression profiles showed that expression of 30 microRNAs was significantly altered during active TB as compared with healthy controls, 28 microRNAs were up-regulated and 2 microRNAs down-regulated. miR-144* was one of the microRNAs that were overexpressed in active TB patients. Real-time RT-PCR analysis showed that miR-144* was mainly expressed in T cells. Transfection of T cells with miR-144* precursor demonstrated that miR-144* could inhibit TNF-alpha and IFN-gamma production and T cell proliferation. It is concluded that miR-144* might involve in regulation of anti-TB immunity through modification of cytokine production and cell proliferation of T cells. (C) 2011 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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