| Literature DB >> 23740977 |
Li Gao1, Xue-kun Guo, Lianghai Wang, Qiong Zhang, Ning Li, Xin-xin Chen, Yongqiang Wang, Wen-hai Feng.
Abstract
We previously showed that microRNA 181 (miR-181) can inhibit PRRSV replication by directly targeting its genomic RNA. Here, we report that miR-181 can downregulate the PRRSV receptor CD163 in blood monocytes and porcine alveolar macrophages (PAMs) through targeting the 3' untranslated region (UTR) of CD163 mRNA. Downregulation of CD163 leads to the inhibition of PRRSV entry into PAMs and subsequently suppresses PRRSV infection. Our findings indicate that delivery of miR-181 can be used as antiviral therapy against PRRSV infection.Entities:
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Year: 2013 PMID: 23740977 PMCID: PMC3719804 DOI: 10.1128/JVI.00718-13
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Virol ISSN: 0022-538X Impact factor: 5.103