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High mobility group B1 up-regulates angiogenic and fibrogenic factors in human retinal pigment epithelial ARPE-19 cells.

Cellular Signalling 2017 December
Hypoxia-induced retinal neovascularization plays a central role in the pathogenesis of diabetic retinopathy. This study aimed to investigate whether hypoxia leads to the release of nuclear high mobility group box 1 (HMGB1) peptides from cultured retinal pigment epithelial ARPE-19 cells, to determine the effect of HMGB1 on angiogenic cytokine production and elucidate the involved signaling pathways. A chemical hypoxia mimetic agent, cobalt chloride, induced SIRT1 downregulation, HMGB1 nucleocytoplasmic relocation and extracellular release from ARPE-19 cells, implicating its autocrine function. Resveratrol treatment significantly reduced secretion of HMGB1 from ARPE-19 cells exposed to hypoxia. Cell proliferation and cell cycle analyses demonstrated that exogenous HMGB1 caused significant growth suppression and G1 cell cycle arrest in ARPE-19 cells. Morphological observations showed that HMGB1 enhanced adhesion, but suppressed migration of ARPE-19 cells. More intriguingly, HMGB1 up-regulated expression of angiofibrogenic factors in ARPE-19 cells, including VEGF, bFGF, TGF-β2, and CTGF. Signal profiling characterization indicated that HMGB1 triggered hyperphosphorylation of Akt, p38 MAPK, and NF-κB, but not that of ERK, JNK, and Smad2, whereas inhibition of PI3K, MAPK, or NF-κB significantly attenuated the HMGB1-driven cytokine overproduction in ARPE-19 cells. Functional neutralization with anti-TLR4 and -RAGE antibodies confirmed that both receptors were involved in the cytokine overproduction. In conclusion, chemically-mimicked hypoxia induced nucleocytoplasmic relocation and release of HMGB1 peptides, which in turn up-regulated the production of angiofibrogenic factors in RPE cells, thereby contributing to the pathogenesis of hypoxia-associated diabetic retinopathies. Conversely, blockades of intraocular HMGB1 bioavailability or signal activation may prevent angiofibrogenesis in development of diabetic retinopathy.

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