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Alcohol-induced miR-27a regulates differentiation and M2 macrophage polarization of normal human monocytes.
Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950) - 1 Apr 2015
Saha Banishree, Bruneau Johanna C, Kodys Karen, Szabo Gyongyi
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Alcohol abuse is a leading cause of liver disease characterized by liver inflammation, fatty liver, alcoholic hepatitis, or liver cirrhosis. Immunomodulatory effects of alcohol on monocytes and macrophages contribute to alcoholic liver disease. Alcohol use, an independent risk factor for progression of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection-mediated liver disease, impairs host defense and alters cytokine production...
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