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ArticleOncogene2010

HMGB1 release and redox regulates autophagy and apoptosis in cancer cells.

D Tang, R Kang, C-W Cheh, K M Livesey, X Liang, N E Schapiro, R Benschop, L J Sparvero, A A Amoscato, K J Tracey and 2 more

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Article in Oncogene, 2010. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. It is linked to trial NCT02056782 (A Pilot Study to Evaluate the Safety and Preliminary Evidence of an Effect of ODSH), which is not on this map. Cited by 263 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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263citing papers in PubMed, 3 pooled it
19.4field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT02056782 phase1completednot on this mapstarted 2013, after this paper: background citation

A Pilot Study to Evaluate the Safety and Preliminary Evidence of an Effect of ODSH (2 O, 3-O Desulfated Heparin) in Accelerating Platelet Recovery in Patients Receiving Induction or Consolidation Therapy for Acute Myeloid Leukemia

TypeinterventionalSponsorJazz PharmaceuticalsRan2013 to 2015Enrolled12ConditionsAcute Myeloid LeukemiaArmsDociparstat sodium
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

263 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 452 citations in OpenAlex.

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  6. Cysteine thiol-to-sulfonate oxidation induces unfolding for the functional switching of the extracellular HMGB1 protein.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2026
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  9. HMGB1: A Central Node in Cancer Therapy Resistance.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025
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  20. Multiple functions of HMGB1 in cancer.Frontiers in oncology · 2024
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203 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.

4 · The record

Corrections and comments

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

D TangThe DAMP Laboratory, Department of Surgery, Hillman Cancer Center, University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA. tangd2@upmc.edu
R Kang
C-W Cheh
K M Livesey
X Liang
N E Schapiro
R Benschop
L J Sparvero
A A Amoscato
K J Tracey
H J Zeh
M T Lotze
University of Pittsburgh · USUPMC Hillman Cancer Center · USEli Lilly (United States) · USNew York University · US

Funding

PROTEOMICS COREP01CA101944 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH · PI LOTZE, MICHAEL T · 2005 to 2009
$8.5M
HMG IN POST OPERATIVE AND TRAUMATIC STRESSR01GM062508 · NIGMS · NORTH SHORE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL · PI TRACEY, KEVIN J · 2001 to 2014
$3.7M
NCI NIH HHS 1 P01 CA 101944-04NCI NIH HHS P01 CA101944NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM062508
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The functional relationship and cross-regulation between autophagy and apoptosis is complex. In this study we show that the high-mobility group box 1 protein (HMGB1) is a redox-sensitive regulator of the balance between autophagy and apoptosis. In cancer cells, anticancer agents enhanced autophagy and apoptosis, as well as HMGB1 release. HMGB1 release may be a prosurvival signal for residual cells after various cytotoxic cancer treatments. Diminished HMGB1 by short hairpin RNA transfection or inhibition of HMGB1 release by ethyl pyruvate or other small molecules led predominantly to apoptosis and decreased autophagy in stressed cancer cells. In this setting, reducible HMGB1 binds to the receptor for advanced glycation end products (RAGEs), but not to Toll-like receptor 4, induces Beclin1-dependent autophagy and promotes tumor resistance to alkylators (melphalan), tubulin disrupting agents (paclitaxel), DNA crosslinkers (ultraviolet light) and DNA intercalators (oxaliplatin or adriamycin). On the contrary, oxidized HMGB1 increases the cytotoxicity of these agents and induces apoptosis mediated by the caspase-9/-3 intrinsic pathway. HMGB1 release, as well as its redox state, thus links autophagy and apoptosis, representing a suitable target when coupled with conventional tumor treatments.

Indexed as

Antineoplastic AgentsApoptosisAutophagyHMGB1 ProteinNeoplasmsOxidation-ReductionAntineoplastic AgentsHMGB1 Protein

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PMID20622903
PMCPMC2945431
OpenAlexW2052094075

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