Mice with miR-146a deficiency develop severe gouty arthritis via dysregulation of TRAF 6, IRAK 1 and NALP3 inflammasome.
Quan-Bo ZhangYu-Feng QingCong-Cong YinLi ZhouXian-Shuang LiuQing-Sheng MiJing-Guo ZhouPublished in: Arthritis research & therapy (2018)
Collectively, these observations suggest that miR-146a provides negative feedback regulation of gouty arthritis development and lack of miR-146a enhances gouty arthritis via upregulation of TRAK6, IRAK-1, and the NALP3 inflammasome function.