Selective proinflammatory activation of astrocytes by high-mobility group box 1 protein signaling
Selective proinflammatory activation of astrocytes by high-mobility group box 1 protein signaling
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DOI:
10.4049/jimmunol.179.12.8525
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发表时间:
2007-12-15
影响因子:
4.4
通讯作者:
Melloni, Edon
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作者:
Pedrazzi, Marco;Patrone, Mauro;Melloni, Edon
Extracellular high-mobility group box 1 protein (HMGB1) triggers inflammatory events in the brain. We demonstrate that astrocytes, the main glial cells in the brain, acquire a specific reactive phenotype when exposed to HMGB1. This cell activation, which involves the receptor for advanced glycation end-products and the MAPK/ERK1/2 cascade, results in the transcriptional/ translational induction of a restricted number of inflammatory mediators, including cyclooxygenase-2, matrix metalloproteinase-9, and several chemokines of the CC and CXC families. The mixture of factors released by HMGB1-reactive astrocytes displays a potent chemotactic activity on human monocytic cells. This study is the first to suggest that HMGB1/astrocyte interaction plays a specific functional role in the progression of inflammatory processes in the CNS by facilitating local leukocyte infiltration.