Mindin is upregulated during colitis and may activate NF-kappaB in a TLR-9 mediated manner.

Aim: To investigate the regulation of mindin expression and the signaling pathway involved during inflammation.

Methods: C57BL/6 mice were treated with 3% dextran sulfate sodium (DSS) in drinking water for 6 d to induce acute colitis, and then the colon was harvested for histological analysis or for RNA isolation. mRNA expression of mindin and nuclear factor (NF)-kappaB p65 was analyzed by quantitative real time polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) and mindin expression construct was confirmed by Western blotting.

RNA interference inhibits hepatitis B virus gene expression and replication in HepG2-N10 cells.

Objective: RNA interference (RNAi) refers to the phenomenon of sequence-specific degradation of homologous mRNA induced by double-stranded RNA. It has been successfully utilized to down-regulate endogenous gene expression or suppress the replication of various pathogens in mammalian cells. In this study, the effect of vector-based small interfering RNA (siRNA) promoted by pSilencer2.