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Hypothetical roles of high mobility group box 1 (HMGB1) in the pathogenesis of viral infectious diseases. HMGB1 may be actively or passively released by infected cells, and initiates a pronounced inflammatory response driven both by infected cells and neighboring innate immune cells. The viral infection-elicited inflammatory response may contribute to the pathogenesis of viral infectious diseases.
