MicroRNA-223 ameliorates alcoholic liver injury by inhibiting the IL-6-p47phox-oxidative stress pathway in neutrophils

Conclusions
miR-223 is an important regulator to block neutrophil infiltration in alcoholic liver disease and could be a novel therapeutic target for the treatment of this malady.

Source: Gut - March 10, 2017 Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Li, M., He, Y., Zhou, Z., Ramirez, T., Gao, Y., Gao, Y., Ross, R. A., Cao, H., Cai, Y., Xu, M., Feng, D., Zhang, P., Liangpunsakul, S., Gao, B. Tags: Alcoholic liver disease, Open access Hepatology Source Type: research