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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Aug 14.
Published in final edited form as: Annu Rev Immunol. 2011;29:139–162. doi: 10.1146/annurev-immunol-030409-101323

Table 3.

Experimental disease models responding to therapy targeting HMGB1

Experimental model Mode of therapeutic HMGB1 targeting (references)
Endotoxemia ■ Neutralizing polyclonal anti-HMGB1 antibodies (2, 31)
■ Thrombomodulin-mediated inactivation (31, 32)
■ Decreased release due to nuclear retention (35, 36)
Sepsis induced by lethal peritonitis ■ Neutralizing monoclonal anti-HMGB1 antibodies (9)
■ Neutralizing polyclonal anti-HMGB1 antibodies (37, 38)
■ The antagonist HMGB1 A box peptide (37)
■ Blockade of HMGB1-RAGE signaling (39)
■ Neutralization by polyspecific intravenous IgG (40)
■ Polymyxin B filter therapy (42)
■ Decreased release due to nuclear retention (35, 36, 4347)
Gastrointestinal disorders ■ Neutralizing polyclonal anti-HMGB1 antibodies (49, 50)
■ Decreased release due to nuclear retention (52, 53)
Pancreatitis ■ Neutralizing polyclonal anti-HMGB1 antibodies (58)
■ The antagonist HMGB1 A box peptide (57)
■ Decreased release due to nuclear retention (56)
Respiratory disorders ■ Neutralizing polyclonal anti-HMGB1 antibodies (60, 61, 64, 67, 132)
■ The antagonist HMGB1 A box peptide (62)
■ Thrombomodulin-mediated inactivation (145)
■ Polymyxin B filter therapy (59)
Arthritis ■ Neutralizing polyclonal anti-HMGB1 antibodies (67, 74)
■ The antagonist HMGB1 A box peptide (74)
■ Neutralization by thrombomodulin (75)
■ Blockade of HMGB1-RAGE signaling (76)
■ Decreased release due to nuclear retention (46, 77, 78)
Hemorrhagic shock ■ Neutralization by anti-HMGB1 monoclonal antibody (51, 61)
■ Decreased release due to nuclear retention (89, 146)
Stroke ■ Neutralizing monoclonal anti-HMGB1 antibodies (100)
■ Neutralizing polyclonal anti-HMGB1 antibodies (101)
■ The antagonist HMGB1 A box peptide (101)
Myocardial infarction ■ The antagonist HMGB1 A box peptide (103)
Transplantation ■ The antagonist HMGB1 A box peptide (119)
Ischemia-reperfusion injury ■ Neutralizing polyclonal anti-HMGB1 antibodies (26)
■ The antagonist HMGB1 A box peptide (103)
■ Decreased release due to nuclear retention (114, 115, 116)