Publication: High mobility group box-1 (HMGB-1) and its receptors in the pathogenesis of malaria-associated acute lung injury/acute respiratory distress syndrome in a mouse model
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2021-12-01
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24058440
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Heliyon. Vol.7, No.12 (2021)
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Tachpon Techarang, Pitchanee Jariyapong, Parnpen Viriyavejakul, Chuchard Punsawad High mobility group box-1 (HMGB-1) and its receptors in the pathogenesis of malaria-associated acute lung injury/acute respiratory distress syndrome in a mouse model. Heliyon. Vol.7, No.12 (2021). doi:10.1016/j.heliyon.2021.e08589 Retrieved from: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/20.500.14594/79184
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High mobility group box-1 (HMGB-1) and its receptors in the pathogenesis of malaria-associated acute lung injury/acute respiratory distress syndrome in a mouse model
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The DNA-binding protein high mobility group box-1 (HMGB-1) mediates proinflammatory cytokines that contribute to acute lung injury (ALI). Although ALI is a frequent complication of malaria infection, the contribution of HMGB-1 and its receptors to the pathogenesis of malaria-associated ALI/acute respiratory distress syndrome (MA-ALI/ARDS) has not been investigated in a mouse model. Here, the malaria-infected mice were divided into two groups according to lung injury score: the ALI/ARDS and non-ALI/ARDS groups. The expression of HMGB-1 and its receptors (RAGE, TLR-2 and TLR-4) in lung tissues was investigated by using immunohistochemical staining and real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR). Additionally, HMGB-1 and proinflammatory cytokine (TNF-α, IFN-γ, IL-1 and IL-6) levels in plasma and lung tissues were quantified by using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays. Cellular expression of both HMGB-1 and its receptors (RAGE, TLR-2 and TLR-4) was significantly increased in the lung tissues of the ALI/ARDS group compared with those in the non-ALI/ARDS and control groups. The levels of HMGB-1, TNF-α, IFN-γ, IL-1 and IL-6 were significantly increased in both plasma and lung tissues of the ALI/ARDS group compared with those in the non-ALI/ARDS and control groups, which were similar to the results obtained by real-time PCR. Increased mRNA expression of RAGE, TLR-2 and TLR-4 was found in the lung tissues of the ALI/ARDS group. Furthermore, the plasma HMGB-1 level was positively correlated with TLR-4 mRNA expression in the ALI/ARDS group. HMGB-1 levels were significantly increased in plasma and lung tissues of MA-ALI/ARDS mice and were related to the upregulated expression of HMGB-1 and proinflammatory cytokines. In conclusion, this study demonstrates that HMGB-1 is an important mediator of MA-ALI/ARDS pathogenesis and may represent a target for therapeutic malaria interventions with ALI/ARDS.