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ArticlePharmacological reports : PR2021

Biapenem reduces sepsis mortality via barrier protective pathways against HMGB1-mediated septic responses.

Jaehong Kim, Samyeol Choo, Hyunchae Sim, Moon-Chang Baek, Jong-Sup Bae

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4 citing papers in PubMed, 5 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. The role of HMGB1 in vascular endothelial cells.Apoptosis : an international journal on programmed cell death · 2026
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  4. High Mobility Group Proteins in Sepsis.Frontiers in immunology · 2022
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Jaehong Kim *Department of Biochemistry, College of Medicine, Gachon University, Incheon, 21999, Republic of Korea.
Samyeol Choo *College of Pharmacy, CMRI, Research Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kyungpook National University, 80 Daehak-ro, Buk-gu, Daegu, 41566, Republic of Korea.
Hyunchae SimCollege of Pharmacy, CMRI, Research Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kyungpook National University, 80 Daehak-ro, Buk-gu, Daegu, 41566, Republic of Korea.
Moon-Chang BaekDepartment of Molecular Medicine, CMRI, School of Medicine, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, 41944, Republic of Korea.
Jong-Sup BaeCollege of Pharmacy, CMRI, Research Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kyungpook National University, 80 Daehak-ro, Buk-gu, Daegu, 41566, Republic of Korea. baejs@knu.ac.kr.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5756-9367
Kyungpook National University · KRGachon University · KR

Funding

Korea Health Technology R&D Project through the Korea Health Industry Development Institute (KHIDI), funded by the Ministry of Health & Welfare, Republic of Korea HI15C0001National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) grant funded by the Korean government 2017M3A9G8083382National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) grant funded by the Korean government 2020R1A2C1004131
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundAs a late mediator of sepsis, the role of high mobility group box 1 (HMGB1) has been recognized as important, and suppression of HMGB1 release and restoration of vascular barrier integrity are regarded as potentially promising therapeutic strategies for sepsis. For repositioning of previously FDA-approved drugs to develop new therapies for human diseases, screening of chemical compound libraries, biological active, is an efficient method. Our study illustrates an example of drug repositioning of Biapenem (BIPM), a carbapenem antibiotic, for the modulation of HMGB1-induced septic responses.

methodsWe tested our hypothesis that BIPM inhibits HMGB1-induced vascular hyperpermeability and thereby increases the survival of septic mouse model from suppression of HMGB1 release upon lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-stimulation. In LPS-activated human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs) and a cecal ligation and puncture (CLP)-induced sepsis mouse model, antiseptic activity of BIPM was investigated from suppression of vascular permeability, pro-inflammatory proteins, and markers for tissue injury.

resultsBIPM significantly suppressed release of HMGB1 both in LPS-activated HUVECs (upto 60%) and the CLP-induced sepsis mouse model (upto 54%). BIPM inhibited hyperpermeability (upto 59%) and reduced HMGB1-mediated vascular disruptions (upto 62%), mortality (upto 50%), and also tissue injury including lung, liver, and kidney in mice.

conclusionReduction of HMGB1 release and septic mortality by BIPM (in vitro, from 5 to 15 μM for 6 h; in vivo, from 0.37 to 1.1 mg/kg, 24 h) indicate a possibility of successful repositioning of BIPM for the treatment of sepsis.

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AnimalsCell MovementCells, CulturedDisease Models, AnimalHMGB1 ProteinHumansHuman Umbilical Vein Endothelial CellsLipopolysaccharidesMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLSepsisSignal TransductionThienamycinsbiapenemHMGB1 ProteinHMGB1 protein, humanLipopolysaccharidesThienamycinsBiapenemEndotheliumHMGB1Sepsis

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