Volume 23, No 11, Nov 2013

ISSN: 1001-0602 
EISSN: 1748-7838 2018 
impact factor 17.848* 
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Volume 23 Issue 11, November 2013: 1249-1250

RESEARCH HIGHLIGHTS

The cholinergic anti-inflammatory pathway meets microRNA

Luis Ulloa¹

¹Center of Immunology and Inflammation, Department of Surgery, New Jersey Medical School, Rutgers University, NJ 07103, USA Correspondence: Luis Ulloa(Mail@LuisUlloa.com)

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.

10.1038/cr.2013.128

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