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ReviewMolecular aspects of medicine2014

HMGB1 in health and disease.

Rui Kang, Ruochan Chen, Qiuhong Zhang, Wen Hou, Sha Wu, Lizhi Cao, Jin Huang, Yan Yu, Xue-Gong Fan, Zhengwen Yan and 8 more

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Review in Molecular aspects of medicine, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 551 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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0cells of the map it votes in
551citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
32.8field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

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

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

551 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 957 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Prognostic significance of systemic immune-inflammation index in hepatocellular carcinoma: a meta-analysis.Clinical & translational oncology : official publication of the Federation of Spanish Oncology Societies and of the National Cancer Institute of Mexico · 2026
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  8. HMGB1 as a danger signal in vascular remodeling.The Korean journal of physiology & pharmacology : official journal of the Korean Physiological Society and the Korean Society of Pharmacology · 2026
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491 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.

4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

18 authors at 6 institutions in 2 countries.

Rui KangDepartment of Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213, USA. Electronic address: kangr@upmc.edu.
Ruochan ChenDepartment of Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213, USA.
Qiuhong ZhangDepartment of Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213, USA.
Wen HouDepartment of Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213, USA.
Sha WuDepartment of Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213, USA.
Lizhi CaoDepartment of Pediatrics, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410008, China.
Jin HuangDepartment of Oncology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410008, China.
Yan YuDepartment of Pediatrics, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410008, China.
Xue-Gong FanDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410008, China.
Zhengwen YanDepartment of Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213, USA; Department of Neurology, Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510120, China.
Xiaofang SunKey Laboratory for Major Obstetric Diseases of Guangdong Province, Key Laboratory of Reproduction and Genetics of Guangdong Higher Education Institutes, Experimental Department of Institute of Gynecology and Obstetrics, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510510, China.
Haichao WangLaboratory of Emergency Medicine, The Feinstein Institute for Medical Research, Manhasset, NY 11030, USA.
Qingde WangDepartment of Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213, USA.
Allan TsungDepartment of Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213, USA.
Timothy R BilliarDepartment of Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213, USA.
Herbert J ZehDepartment of Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213, USA.
Michael T LotzeDepartment of Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213, USA.
Daolin TangDepartment of Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213, USA. Electronic address: tangd2@upmc.edu.
University of Pittsburgh · USCentral South University · CNXiangya Hospital Central South University · CNFeinstein Institute for Medical Research · USGuangzhou Medical University · CNSun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital · CN

Funding

VECTOR CORE FACILITYP30CA047904 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH · PI CHRISTOPHER J. BAKKENIST · 1988 to 2026
$158.0M
University of Pittsburgh Clinical and Translational Science InstituteUL1TR000005 · NCATS · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH · PI REIS, STEVEN E · 2012 to 2015
$50.8M
Mechanisms of Novel Herbal Therapies for Sepsis.R01AT005076 · NCCIH · FEINSTEIN INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH · PI WANG, HAICHAO · 2010 to 2023
$4.3M
Regulation of HMGB1 Release in Endotoxemia.R01GM063075 · NIGMS · NORTH SHORE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL · PI WANG, HAICHAO · 2002 to 2020
$4.2M
Targeting HMGB1-mediated Autophagy in Cancer TherapyR01CA160417 · NCI · UT SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER · PI TANG, DAOLIN · 2012 to 2023
$3.0M
Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma is a disease of constitutive autophagyR01CA181450 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH · PI LOTZE, MICHAEL T, ZEH, HERBERT J · 2014 to 2018
$1.6M
NCATS NIH HHS UL1 TR000005NCCIH NIH HHS R01 AT005076NCCIH NIH HHS R01AT005076NCI NIH HHS P30 CA047904NCI NIH HHS P30CA047904NCI NIH HHS R01 CA160417NCI NIH HHS R01CA160417NCI NIH HHS R01 CA181450NCI NIH HHS R01CA181450NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM063075NIGMS NIH HHS R01GM063075
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Complex genetic and physiological variations as well as environmental factors that drive emergence of chromosomal instability, development of unscheduled cell death, skewed differentiation, and altered metabolism are central to the pathogenesis of human diseases and disorders. Understanding the molecular bases for these processes is important for the development of new diagnostic biomarkers, and for identifying new therapeutic targets. In 1973, a group of non-histone nuclear proteins with high electrophoretic mobility was discovered and termed high-mobility group (HMG) proteins. The HMG proteins include three superfamilies termed HMGB, HMGN, and HMGA. High-mobility group box 1 (HMGB1), the most abundant and well-studied HMG protein, senses and coordinates the cellular stress response and plays a critical role not only inside of the cell as a DNA chaperone, chromosome guardian, autophagy sustainer, and protector from apoptotic cell death, but also outside the cell as the prototypic damage associated molecular pattern molecule (DAMP). This DAMP, in conjunction with other factors, thus has cytokine, chemokine, and growth factor activity, orchestrating the inflammatory and immune response. All of these characteristics make HMGB1 a critical molecular target in multiple human diseases including infectious diseases, ischemia, immune disorders, neurodegenerative diseases, metabolic disorders, and cancer. Indeed, a number of emergent strategies have been used to inhibit HMGB1 expression, release, and activity in vitro and in vivo. These include antibodies, peptide inhibitors, RNAi, anti-coagulants, endogenous hormones, various chemical compounds, HMGB1-receptor and signaling pathway inhibition, artificial DNAs, physical strategies including vagus nerve stimulation and other surgical approaches. Future work further investigating the details of HMGB1 localization, structure, post-translational modification, and identification of additional partners will undoubtedly uncover additional secrets regarding HMGB1's multiple functions.

Indexed as

DiseaseHealthHMGB1 ProteinHumansHMGB1 ProteinHMGB1 protein, humanBiologyDAMPDiseaseHMGB1

Identifiers

PMID25010388
PMCPMC4254084
OpenAlexW2075035271

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