title: The cholinergic anti-inflammatory pathway meets microRNA.
abstract: Acetylcholine is a cellular mediator selected early in evolution as a key neurotransmitter, but its other biological roles including immune-modulation remain to be elucidated. In a recent paper published in Cell Research, Sun et al. report that acetylcholine modulates cytokine production in macrophages via microRNA-124.
authors.affiliation: Center of Immunology and Inflammation, Department of Surgery, New Jersey Medical School, Rutgers University, NJ 07103, USA.
authors.forename: Luis
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Ulloa
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D059329:Cholinergic Neurons / Q000378:metabolism*; D016207:Cytokines / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D006801:Humans; D035683:MicroRNAs / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D016207:Cytokines; C509207:MIRN124 microRNA, human; D035683:MicroRNAs; C540079:Mirn124 microRNA, mouse
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