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ArticleFrontiers in pharmacology2022

Targeting HMGB1-NFκb Axis and miR-21 by Glycyrrhizin: Role in Amelioration of Corneal Injury in a Mouse Model of Alkali Burn.

Peihong Wang, Peng Hao, Xi Chen, Linghan Li, Yongying Zhou, Xiaohan Zhang, Lin Zhu, Ming Ying, Ruifang Han, Liming Wang and 1 more

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Article in Frontiers in pharmacology, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.

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10 citing papers in PubMed, 13 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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11 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Peihong WangClinical College of Ophthalmology, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, China.
Peng HaoClinical College of Ophthalmology, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, China.
Xi ChenClinical College of Ophthalmology, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, China.
Linghan LiClinical College of Ophthalmology, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, China.
Yongying ZhouClinical College of Ophthalmology, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, China.
Xiaohan ZhangClinical College of Ophthalmology, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, China.
Lin ZhuClinical College of Ophthalmology, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, China.
Ming YingClinical College of Ophthalmology, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, China.
Ruifang HanClinical College of Ophthalmology, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, China.
Liming WangClinical College of Ophthalmology, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, China.
Xuan LiClinical College of Ophthalmology, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, China.
Tianjin Medical University · CNNankai University · CNTianjin Medical University Eye Hospital · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Corneal neovascularization (CNV) is a sight-threatening condition usually associated with various inflammatory settings including chemical injury. High mobility group box 1 (HMGB1) is identified as an inflammatory alarmin in diverse tissue damage. Here, we evaluate the expression of HMGB1 and the consequences of its inhibition through its selective inhibitor glycyrrhizin (GLY) in alkali burn-induced corneal inflammation and neovascularization. GLY effectively attenuated alkali burn-induced HMGB1 expression at both mRNA and protein levels. Furthermore, slit-lamp analysis, ink perfusion, H&E staining, and CD31 histochemical staining showed that GLY relieved corneal neovascularization, while GLY attenuated VEGF expression via inhibiting HMGB1/NF-κB/HIF-1α signal pathway. In addition, GLY treatment decreased the cytokine expression of CCL2 and CXCL5, accompanied by the reduction of their receptors of CCR2 and CXCR2. GLY diminished the inflammatory cell infiltration of the cornea, as well as reduced the expression of IL-1β, IL-6, and TNF-α. Moreover, treatment with GLY reduced the degree of cornea opacity through inactivating extracellular HMGB1 function, which otherwise induces TGF-β1 release and myofibroblast differentiation. Furthermore, we found that GLY treatment attenuated the upregulation of miR-21 levels in alkali burned cornea; while inhibition of miR-21in keratocytes

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corneal inflammationcorneal opacityglycyrrhizinHMGB1MicroRNA-21neovascularization

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PMID35586052
PMCPMC9108160
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