Figure 5.
IL-6 is a direct target of let-7f. (A) Construction of TGF-β1'-UTR luciferase vector. (B) IL-6 response element reporter assay with let-7f precursor or let-7f inhibitors. IL-6 3′-UTR is involved in let-7f regulated gene expression. (C,D) The effect of let-7f and IL-6 on AKT, p38, ERK, MAPK, and STAT3 pathway in BM-MSCs. (E,F) The role of AKT inhibitor (GSK690693), p38/MAPK inhibitor (SB203580), and STAT3 inhi bitor (NSC74859) in immunoregulatory effect of let-7f related oligonucleotide transfected BM-MSCs on Treg and Th17 cells. All data are mean ± SEM. n = 6, *P < 0.05, **P < 0.01.