Obesity is a growing epidemic in developed countries. Obese individuals are susceptible to comorbidities, including cardiovascular disease and metabolic disorder. Increasing the ability of adipose tissue to expend excess energy could improve protection from obesity. One promising target is microRNA (miR)-155-5p. We demonstrate that deletion of miR-155 (-5p and -3p) in female mice prevents diet-...

MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are ~22-nucleotide long RNAs that negatively regulate gene expression and inflammatory responses in eukaryotes. The aim of this work was to evaluate the roles of miRNA (miR)-155 on the interferon-γ (IFN-γ)-induced response in biliary atresia (BA), which is the most common form of pediatric chronic liver disease and a leading indication for pediatric liver transplantation. The...

MiR-155 regulates numerous aspects of innate and adaptive immune function. This miR is induced in response to Toll-like receptor ligands, cytokines, and microbial infection. We have previously shown that miR-155 is induced in monocytes/macrophages infected with Francisella tularensis and suppresses expression of the inositol phosphatase SHIP to enhance activation of the PI3K/Akt pathway, which ...

Recent studies have shown that high miR-155 expression was associated with poor prognosis in patients with acute myelogeneous leukemia (AML). Furthermore, targeting miR-155 results in monocytic differentiation and apoptosis. However, the exact role and mechanisms of miR-155 in human AML remains speculative. HL-60 cells were treated with anti-miR-155 for 72 h. Cell growth and apoptosis in vitro ...

Breast cancer severely affects women’s health. The role of microRNA (miR) in the pathological process of tumors has been widely studied as one novel biological marker for diagnosis, typing and prognosis. Previous study has suggested the correlation between breast cancer and miR. This study thus investigated expression level of miR-155 and miR-34a in both blood and tissue samples from breast can...

Cancer has been a major public health issue all over the world and cancer patients diagnosed at early stages have a comparatively favorable prognosis. The association between specific dysregulated expressed microRNA-155 (miRNA-155, miR-155) and tumorigenesis has been identified by numerous studies. However, perplexity and inconsistence arise from a wide range of studies due to heterogeneity. Th...

Transforming growth factor β1 (TGFβ1)/Smad4 signaling plays a pivotal role in maintenance of the dynamic balance between bone formation and resorption. The microRNA miR-155 has been reported to exert a significant role in the differentiation of macrophage and dendritic cells. The goal of this study was to determine whether miR-155 regulates osteoclast differentiation through TGFβ1/Smad4 signali...

MicroRNAs refer to small RNA molecules that destroy the messenger RNA by binding on them inhibiting the production of protein. However, the role of miR-155 in uveal melanoma metastasis remains largely unknown. In this study, we found that miR-155 was upregulated in both uveal melanoma cells and tissues. Transfection of miR-155 mimic into uveal melanoma cells led to an increase in cell growth an...

The response of the retina to ischemic insult typically leads to aberrant retinal neovascularization, a major cause of blindness. The epigenetic regulation of angiogenic gene expression by miRNAs provides new prospects for their therapeutic utility in retinal neovascularization. Here, we focus on miR-155, a microRNA functionally important in inflammation, which is of paramount importance in the...

The present study aimed to investigate whether the microRNA (miR)‑155 inhibitor has an anti‑inflammatory effect on sepsis‑associated liver injury and whether this effect is associated with the activity of the janus kinase (JAK)/signal transducer and activator of transcription (STAT) pathway. BALB/c mice were randomly divided into three groups (n=40 per group): Control, lipopolysaccharide (LPS) ...