Evidence map›Paper›PMID 27819487›Full record

SynthesisBrain injury2017

The danger zone: Systematic review of the role of HMGB1 danger signalling in traumatic brain injury.

Taylor M Parker, Austin Huy Nguyen, Joshua R Rabang, Arun-Angelo Patil, Devendra K Agrawal

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Synthesis in Brain injury, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 36 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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0cells of the map it votes in
36citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
3.8field-weighted citation impact, top 7% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

36 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 44 citations in OpenAlex.

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  5. Isolation of Primary Brain Cells: Challenges and Solutions.Archives of clinical and biomedical research · 2025
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  9. The Renin Angiotensin System as a Therapeutic Target in Traumatic Brain Injury.Neurotherapeutics : the journal of the American Society for Experimental NeuroTherapeutics · 2023
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Taylor M Parkera Department of Clinical and Translational Science , Creighton University School of Medicine , Omaha , NE , USA.
Austin Huy Nguyena Department of Clinical and Translational Science , Creighton University School of Medicine , Omaha , NE , USA.
Joshua R Rabanga Department of Clinical and Translational Science , Creighton University School of Medicine , Omaha , NE , USA.
Arun-Angelo Patilb Division of Neurosurgery , Creighton University Medical Center , Omaha , NE , USA.
Devendra K Agrawala Department of Clinical and Translational Science , Creighton University School of Medicine , Omaha , NE , USA.
Creighton University · USCHI Health Creighton University Medical Center - Bergan Mercy · US

Funding

MESENCHYMAL STEM CELLS IN THE PREVENTION OF THROMBOSIS AND NEOINTIMAL HYPERPLASIAR01HL112597 · NHLBI · CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY · PI AGRAWAL, DEVENDRA K. · 2012 to 2016
$3.8M
EPICARDIAL ADIPOSE TISSUE, OBESITY AND INFLAMMATION IN ATHEROSCLEROSISR01HL120659 · NHLBI · CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY · PI AGRAWAL, DEVENDRA K. · 2013 to 2017
$3.6M
VITAMIN D AND IMMUNOMODULATION IN CORONARY ARTERY DISEASER01HL116042 · NHLBI · CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY · PI AGRAWAL, DEVENDRA K. · 2012 to 2016
$3.3M
NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL112597NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL116042NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL120659
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundTraumatic brain injuries (TBI) are associated with complex inflammatory pathways that lead to the development of secondary injuries such as cerebral ischaemia, elevated intracranial pressure and cognitive deficits. The association between intracellular danger signalling involving nuclear chromatin-binding factor, high mobility group box-1 (HMGB1) and inflammatory pathways following TBI has not yet been fully understood. PRIMARY

objectiveTo comprehensively review the available literature regarding the potential diagnostic, prognostic and therapeutic use of HMGB1 in TBI.

methodsA systematic literature review of studies available in PubMed using human and animal subjects was performed. A total of eight studies were included in the results.

conclusionsA comprehensive review of these reports demonstrated that, following TBI, HMGB1 is released from damaged neurons and is elevated in patient's serum and CSF. Furthermore, these studies showed the potential for HMGB1 to serve as a prognostic biomarker and therapeutic target in patients with TBI. Thus, HMGB1 is a prospective candidate for future studies as it shows promise in treating and/or predicting the sequelae of TBI.

Indexed as

BrainBrain Injuries, TraumaticHMGB1 ProteinHumansInflammationNeuronsSignal TransductionHMGB1 Proteinbiomarkersbrain injuriesHMGB1 proteininflammationprognosis

Identifiers

PMID27819487
PMCPMC5610113
OpenAlexW2556505330

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