Cigarette Smoking Decreases Global MicroRNA Expression in Human Alveolar Macrophages

Joel W. Graff; Linda S. Powers; Anne M. Dickson; Jongkwang Kim; Anna C. Reisetter; Ihab H. Hassan; Karol Kremens; Thomas J. Gross; Mary E. Wilson; Martha M. Monick

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0044066

Loading metrics

Open Access

Peer-reviewed

Research Article

Cigarette Smoking Decreases Global MicroRNA Expression in Human Alveolar Macrophages

Joel W. Graff,

Affiliations Department of Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, United States of America, Iowa City Veteran Affairs Medical Center, Iowa City, Iowa, United States of America
⨯
Linda S. Powers,

Affiliation Department of Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, United States of America
⨯
Anne M. Dickson,

Current address: Life Technologies, Eugene, Oregon, United States of America

Affiliation Department of Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, United States of America
⨯
Jongkwang Kim,

Affiliation Department of Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, United States of America
⨯
Anna C. Reisetter,

Affiliation Department of Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, United States of America
⨯
Ihab H. Hassan,

Affiliation Department of Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, United States of America
⨯
Karol Kremens,

Affiliation Department of Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, United States of America
⨯
Thomas J. Gross,

Affiliation Department of Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, United States of America
⨯
Mary E. Wilson ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Mary E. Wilson, Martha M. Monick

Affiliations Department of Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, United States of America, Iowa City Veteran Affairs Medical Center, Iowa City, Iowa, United States of America, Department of Microbiology, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, United States of America
⨯
Martha M. Monick

Contributed equally to this work with: Mary E. Wilson, Martha M. Monick

* E-mail: martha-monick@uiowa.edu

Affiliation Department of Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, United States of America
⨯

Cigarette Smoking Decreases Global MicroRNA Expression in Human Alveolar Macrophages

Joel W. Graff,
Linda S. Powers,
Anne M. Dickson,
Jongkwang Kim,
Anna C. Reisetter,
Ihab H. Hassan,
Karol Kremens,
Thomas J. Gross,
Mary E. Wilson,
Martha M. Monick

Published: August 29, 2012
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0044066

Reader Comments

Post a new comment on this article

Media Coverage of This Article

Posted by PLOS_ONE_Group on 21 Sep 2012 at 23:38 GMT

The following article represents some of the media coverage that has occurred for this paper:

Publication: The Gazette
Title: “University of Iowa researchers find genetic link between smoking, COPD | TheGazette”
http://thegazette.com/201...

If you see any additional coverage of this paper in the press or blogosphere, please reply to this thread and add the link to the article.

Competing interests declared: PLOS ONE Staff

Subject Areas
?

For more information about PLOS Subject Areas, click here.
We want your feedback. Do these Subject Areas make sense for this article? Click the target next to the incorrect Subject Area and let us know. Thanks for your help!

MicroRNAs
Is the Subject Area "MicroRNAs" applicable to this article?

Thanks for your feedback.
Alveolar macrophages
Is the Subject Area "Alveolar macrophages" applicable to this article?

Thanks for your feedback.
Gene expression
Is the Subject Area "Gene expression" applicable to this article?

Thanks for your feedback.
Messenger RNA
Is the Subject Area "Messenger RNA" applicable to this article?

Thanks for your feedback.
Smoking habits
Is the Subject Area "Smoking habits" applicable to this article?

Thanks for your feedback.
Gene regulation
Is the Subject Area "Gene regulation" applicable to this article?

Thanks for your feedback.
Lung and intrathoracic tumors
Is the Subject Area "Lung and intrathoracic tumors" applicable to this article?

Thanks for your feedback.
Principal component analysis
Is the Subject Area "Principal component analysis" applicable to this article?

Thanks for your feedback.

Cigarette Smoking Decreases Global MicroRNA Expression in Human Alveolar Macrophages

Cigarette Smoking Decreases Global MicroRNA Expression in Human Alveolar Macrophages

Reader Comments

Post Your Discussion Comment

Why should this posting be reviewed?

Thank You!

Media Coverage of This Article

Posted by PLOS_ONE_Group on 21 Sep 2012 at 23:38 GMT