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ArticleActa biochimica et biophysica Sinica2016

High mobility group box1 protein is involved in acute inflammation induced by Clostridium difficile toxin A.

Ji Liu, Bei-Lei Zhang, Chun-Li Sun, Jun Wang, Shan Li, Ju-Fang Wang

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Article in Acta biochimica et biophysica Sinica, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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6 citing papers in PubMed, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Ji LiuSchool of Bioscience & Bioengineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China.
Bei-Lei ZhangSchool of Bioscience & Bioengineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China.
Chun-Li SunSchool of Bioscience & Bioengineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China.
Jun WangShenzhen Huada Gene Research Institute, Shenzhen 518083, China.
Shan LiSchool of Bioscience & Bioengineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China Guangdong Province Key Laboratory of Fermentation and Enzyme Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China lishan@scut.edu.cn jufwang@scut.edu.cn.
Ju-Fang WangSchool of Bioscience & Bioengineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China lishan@scut.edu.cn jufwang@scut.edu.cn.
Bioscience (China) · CNSouth China University of Technology · CN

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

High mobility group box1 (HMGB1), as a damage-associated inflammatory factor, contributes to the pathogenesis of numerous chronic inflammatory and autoimmune diseases. In this study, we explored the role of HMGB1 in CDI (Clostridium difficile infection) by in vivo and in vitro experiments. Our results showed that HMGB1 might play an important role in the acute inflammatory responses to C. difficile toxin A (TcdA), affect early inflammatory factors, and induce inflammation via the HMGB1-TLR4 pathway. Our study provides the essential information for better understanding the molecular mechanisms of CDI and the potential new therapeutic strategies for the treatment of this infection.

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AnimalsAnti-Inflammatory AgentsBacterial ToxinsCell LineDisease Models, AnimalEnterocolitis, PseudomembranousEnterotoxinsFemaleGlycyrrhizic AcidHMGB1 ProteinHumansInflammationInflammation MediatorsMiceRAW 264.7 CellsToll-Like Receptor 4Anti-Inflammatory AgentsBacterial ToxinsEnterotoxinsGlycyrrhizic AcidHMGB1 ProteinHMGB1 protein, humanHMGB1 protein, mouseInflammation MediatorstcdA protein, Clostridium difficileTLR4 protein, humanTlr4 protein, mouseToll-Like Receptor 4Clostridium difficile toxin AHMGB1ileal loopinflammation

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PMID27151296
PMCPMC4913527
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