High-mobility group box 1 and the receptor for advanced glycation end products contribute to lung injury during Staphylococcus aureus pneumonia

Ahmed Achouiti, Anne Jan van der Meer, Sandrine Florquin, Huan Yang, Kevin J. Tracey, Cornelis van ′t Veer, Alex F. de Vos, Tom van der Poll

Critical Care · 2013 · 49 citations · 21 references

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Abstract

These data suggest that HMGB1 and RAGE, but not TLR4, contribute to lung injury accompanying the early phase of S. aureus pneumonia.

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