VEGF controls lung Th2 inflammation via the miR-1–Mpl (myeloproliferative leukemia virus oncogene)–P-selectin axis
Takyar S, Vasavada H, Zhang JG, Ahangari F, Niu N, Liu Q, Lee CG, Cohn L, Elias JA. VEGF controls lung Th2 inflammation via the miR-1–Mpl (myeloproliferative leukemia virus oncogene)–P-selectin axis. Journal Of Experimental Medicine 2013, 210: 1993-2010. PMID: 24043765, PMCID: PMC3782056, DOI: 10.1084/jem.20121200.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVascular endothelial growth factorTh2 inflammationLung endotheliumMiR-1Th2-mediated lung inflammationIL-13 overexpressionLung-specific overexpressionHouse dust mitePotential therapeutic targetEndothelial growth factorMiR-1 expressionLung inflammationInflammatory disordersDust miteInflammation modelInflammatory responseIntranasal deliveryRole of microRNAsTherapeutic targetInflammationP-selectinGrowth factorVivo knockdownEffector pathwaysEndothelium