Evidence map›Paper›PMID 32497617›Full record

ReviewCellular signalling2020

Role of HMGB1 signaling in the inflammatory process in diabetic retinopathy.

Jena J Steinle

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Review in Cellular signalling, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 35 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
35citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
4.6field-weighted citation impact, top 4% 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

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

35 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 56 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Pooled it
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  3. Diabetic keratopathy and nuclear proteins (Review).Molecular medicine reports · 2026
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  6. Narra J · 2025
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  10. International journal of ophthalmology · 2025
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  16. N-acetylserotonin alleviates retinal ischemia-reperfusion injuryInternational journal of ophthalmology · 2024
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  17. RAGE plays key role in diabetic retinopathy: a review.Biomedical engineering online · 2023
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

1 author at 1 institution in 1 country.

Jena J SteinleDepartment of Ophthalmology, Visual, and Anatomical Sciences, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI, USA. Electronic address: jsteinle@med.wayne.edu.
Wayne State University · US

Funding

VISION RESEARCH--COREP30EY004068 · NEI · WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY · PI LINDA D HAZLETT · 1985 to 2026
$13.2M
Inhibition of HMGB1 as a protective mechanism against diabetic retinopathyR01EY028442 · NEI · WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY · PI STEINLE, JENA J · 2018 to 2021
$1.8M
PKA and Epac1 inhibit TLR4 to protect the diabetic retinaR01EY030284 · NEI · WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY · PI STEINLE, JENA J · 2020 to 2024
$1.7M
NEI NIH HHS P30 EY004068NEI NIH HHS R01 EY028442NEI NIH HHS R01 EY030284
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

High mobility group box 1 (HMGB1) is a key player in retinal inflammation. HMGB1 is a danger associated protein pattern receptor which can sense high glucose as a stressor. Increased HMGB1 levels have been found in patients with late stage diabetic retinopathy. HMGB1 can bind toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4) and the receptor for advanced glycation end-products (RAGE), leading to increased inflammation commonly through nuclear factor kappa beta (NFkB). Because diabetic patients have been found to have increased HMGB1 and RAGE levels, as well as polymorphisms of TLR4, a number of investigations have focused on inhibition of these pathways in the diabetic retina. Work in diabetic animal models and cell culture have demonstrated a number of factors that can inhibit HMGB1/TLR4/RAGE signaling. This regulation offers potential new avenues for therapeutic development. This review is focused on HMGB1 signaling and downstream pathways leading to inflammation in the diabetic retina.

Indexed as

Diabetes MellitusDiabetic RetinopathyHMGB1 ProteinHumansInflammationHMGB1 ProteinHMGB1 protein, humanDiabetic retinopathyHMGB1InflammationRAGETLR4

Identifiers

PMID32497617
PMCPMC7387203
OpenAlexW3033957047

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