Nature Communications (Nov 2017)

Exosomal cargo including microRNA regulates sensory neuron to macrophage communication after nerve trauma

  • Raffaele Simeoli,
  • Karli Montague,
  • Hefin R. Jones,
  • Laura Castaldi,
  • David Chambers,
  • Jayne H. Kelleher,
  • Valentina Vacca,
  • Thomas Pitcher,
  • John Grist,
  • Hadil Al-Ahdal,
  • Liang-Fong Wong,
  • Mauro Perretti,
  • Johnathan Lai,
  • Peter Mouritzen,
  • Paul Heppenstall,
  • Marzia Malcangio

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-017-01841-5
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 8, no. 1
pp. 1 – 17

Abstract

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Exosomes are known to contain microRNAs (miRs). Here the authors show that dorsal root ganglion neurons release exosomes containing miR-21-5p, which contributes to inflammatory cell recruitment following peripheral nerve injury.