Figure 1.

Relative expression of miRNAs in infected macrophages. Macrophages were infected with L. donovani in a ratio of 1:10 (macrophage: parasite) for 6 h, and then thoroughly washed to remove non-ingested parasites. Macrophages were further incubated at 37°C for 24 h and total RNA was isolated from lysed cells. The miRNAs, mir-6996, mir-3620, mir-6973a, and mir-6385 were found significantly up regulated whereas mir-6540, mir-1264, mir-328, mir-763, mir-3473f, and mir-8113 were found significantly down regulated.