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Review
. 2014 Apr;95(4):563-74.
doi: 10.1189/jlb.0713412. Epub 2014 Jan 22.

High-mobility group box-1 and its role in angiogenesis

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High-mobility group box-1 and its role in angiogenesis

Shuai Yang et al. J Leukoc Biol. 2014 Apr.

Abstract

HMGB1 is an architectural chromatin-binding protein that can be released actively by activated cells or passively by dying cells and can serve as a DAMP molecule to drive the pathogenesis of inflammatory and angiogenic diseases. Through TLR4 and RAGE signaling pathways, HMGB1 could regulate vascular growth in vivo and in vitro through diverse mechanisms, including induction of proangiogenic cytokine release and activation of ECs, macrophages, EPCs, and mesoangioblasts, all of which could contribute to vessel formation. Accordingly, HMGB1 plays a significant role in many angiogenesis-related conditions, such as tumors, PDR, wound-healing, and ischemia-induced angiogenesis. In this review, we focus on the regulatory role of HMGB1 in angiogenesis and recent progress in therapeutic strategies targeting HMGB1.

Keywords: RAGE; TLR4; cytokine; endothelial cells.

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