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ArticleSignal transduction and targeted therapy

miRNAs reshape immunity and inflammatory responses in bacterial infection.

Xikun Zhou, Xuefeng Li, Min Wu

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Article in Signal transduction and targeted therapy. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 90 papers.

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90citing papers in PubMed
7.3field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

90 citing papers in PubMed, 173 citations in OpenAlex.

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  10. MicroRNAs and Their Profiling via Single-Cell Sequencing Technologies.Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.) · 2026
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  12. Extracellular vesicles decoying across host immunity.Journal of leukocyte biology · 2025
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  17. Extracellular vesicles of Gram-negative and Gram-positive probiotics.Journal of microbiology (Seoul, Korea) · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Xikun ZhouDepartment of Biomedical Sciences, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND 58202-9037 USA.
Xuefeng LiDepartment of Biomedical Sciences, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND 58202-9037 USA.
Min WuDepartment of Biomedical Sciences, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND 58202-9037 USA.ORCID 0000-0003-1205-982X
University of North Dakota · US

Funding

Yersina perstis interactions with macrophagesP20GM113123 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA · PI COMBS, COLIN K · 2016 to 2025
$19.9M
Lung epithelium collaborates with alveolar macrophages in host defenseR15AI101973 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA · PI WU, MIN · 2012 to 2012
$414k
NIAID NIH HHS R15 AI101973NIGMS NIH HHS P20 GM113123
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Pathogenic bacteria cause various infections worldwide, especially in immunocompromised and other susceptible individuals, and are also associated with high infant mortality rates in developing countries. MicroRNAs (miRNAs), small non-coding RNAs with evolutionarily conserved sequences, are expressed in various tissues and cells that play key part in various physiological and pathologic processes. Increasing evidence implies roles for miRNAs in bacterial infectious diseases by modulating inflammatory responses, cell penetration, tissue remodeling, and innate and adaptive immunity. This review highlights some recent intriguing findings, ranging from the correlation between aberrant expression of miRNAs with bacterial infection progression to their profound impact on host immune responses. Harnessing of dysregulated miRNAs in bacterial infection may be an approach to improving the diagnosis, prevention and therapy of infectious diseases.

Identifiers

PMID29844933
PMCPMC5968033
OpenAlexW2805356391

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