| Literature DB >> 31215389 |
Eyaldeva C Vijayakumar1, Lokesh Kumar Bhatt1, Kedar S Prabhavalkar1.
Abstract
High mobility group box-1 (HMGB1) mainly belongs to the non-histone DNA-binding protein. It has been studied as a nuclear protein that is present in eukaryotic cells. From the HMG family, HMGB1 protein has been focused particularly for its pivotal role in several pathologies. HMGB-1 is considered as an essential facilitator in diseases such as sepsis, collagen disease, atherosclerosis, cancers, arthritis, acute lung injury, epilepsy, myocardial infarction, and local and systemic inflammation. Modulation of HMGB1 levels in the human body provides a way in the management of these diseases. Various strategies, such as HMGB1-receptor antagonists, inhibitors of its signalling pathway, antibodies, RNA inhibitors, vagus nerve stimulation etc. have been used to inhibit expression, release or activity of HMGB1. This review encompasses the role of HMGB1 in various pathologies and discusses its therapeutic potential in these pathologies. Copyright© Bentham Science Publishers; For any queries, please email at epub@benthamscience.net.Entities:
Keywords: High mobility group box-1; cancer; cytokine mediator; inflammatory disease; sepsis; therapeutics.
Year: 2019 PMID: 31215389 DOI: 10.2174/1389450120666190618125100
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Curr Drug Targets ISSN: 1389-4501 Impact factor: 3.465