The Role of MicroRNA in Staphylococcal Enterotoxin B-Induced Inflammation and Acute Lung Injury

v List of Figures ix Chapter I: Introduction 1 1.1 Staphylococcal Enterotoxin B (SEB) 1 1.2 microRNA 4 1.3 Delta-9 Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) 8 1.4 Problem and Hypothesis 10 Chapter II: Staphylococcal Enterotoxin B (SEB)-induced microRNA-155 targets suppressor of cytokine signaling-1 (SOCS1) to promote acute inflammatory lung injury 11 2.