microRNA-27a* & Natural Killer Cells in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus - Couverture souple

Sourour, Shady Karim; Elemam, Noha Mousaad; Abdelaziz, Ahmed Ihab

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 6202014016 ISBN 13 : 9786202014014

Editeur : LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing, 2017

Synopsis

Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a chronic autoimmune disease characterized by the aberrant production of auto-reactive antibodies, resulting in a variety of clinical manifestations. Natural killer (NK) cells, the 3rd largest lymphocyte population, contribute to a large extent in the pathogenesis of SLE. miRNAs, are small noncoding RNA molecules that play an essential role in regulating NK gene expression via post-transcriptional mechanisms; however, this has never been investigated before in SLE. Hence, this work aimed at investigating the expression of miRNAs that might potentially target an essential NK activating receptor, NKG2D in peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) and NK cells of SLE patients. The observed anomalies in the expression of the triad” miR-27a*, NKG2D, and ULBP2” are thought to be vital aspects in the decryption of the impaired cytotoxicity characteristic of NK cells in SLE patients. Moreover, miR-27a* mimic was able to enhance the expression of NKG2D and thus may provide a new groundwork for therapeutic interventions targeting NK cells in SLE patients. This work has been published in the International Journal of Rheumatic Diseases in May 2017.

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À propos de l'auteur

Shady Karim Sourour graduated from the German University in Cairo in 2012 with a Bachelor's Degree in Pharmacy & Biotechnology. He joined the Molecular Pathology Research Group (MPRG) as a Masters student in the SLE sub-team and defended his M.Sc. thesis work in March 2014 under the supervision of Assoc.Prof.Dr. Ahmed Ihab Abdelaziz.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing
• Date d'édition: 2017
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 6202014016
• ISBN 13: 9786202014014
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 96
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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