HMGB1 is an endogenous immune adjuvant released by necrotic cells

Autor: Catia Traversari, Marco Bianchi, Barbara Valentinis, Matteo Iannacone, Marta Giazzon, Angelo A. Manfredi, Ingrid E. Dumitriu, Patrizia Rovere-Querini, Susanne Müller, Annalisa Capobianco, Paola Scaffidi, Federica Catalanotti
Přispěvatelé: ROVERE QUERINI, Patrizia, Capobianco, A, Scaffidi, P, Valentinis, B, Catalanotti, F, Giazzon, M, Dumitriu, Ie, Muller, S, Iannacone, M, Traversari, C, Bianchi, MARCO EMILIO, Manfredi, ANGELO ANDREA M. A.
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2004
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Popis: Immune responses against pathogens require that microbial components promote the activation of antigen-presenting cells (APCs). Autoimmune diseases and graft rejections occur in the absence of pathogens; in these conditions, endogenous molecules, the so-called 'innate adjuvants', activate APCs. Necrotic cells contain and release innate adjuvants; necrotic cells also release high-mobility group B1 protein (HMGB1), an abundant and conserved constituent of vertebrate nuclei. Here, we show that necrotic HMGB1(-/-) cells have a reduced ability to activate APCs, and HMGB1 blockade reduces the activation induced by necrotic wild-type cell supernatants. In vivo, HMGB1 enhances the primary antibody responses to soluble antigens and transforms poorly immunogenic apoptotic lymphoma cells into efficient vaccines.
Databáze: OpenAIRE