“…HMGB-1 released from damaged, necrotic, and apoptotic cells binds to receptor for advanced glycation end products (RAGE), toll-like receptor (TLR)2, TLR4, and also TLR9. HMGB-1 system induces the nuclear factor-κB (NFκB) phosphorylation and productions of several cytokines and chemokines, such as TNF-α, IL-1β, IL-6, macrophage inflammatory protein-1α, and 6 transforming growth factor-β by endothelial cells, fibroblasts, and various immune cells, such as macrophages, monocytes, T cells, and B cells [5,6,[9][10][11][12]. RAGE, the first receptor that was identified for HMGB-1, is encoded in the MHC class III region, together with the genes encoding the receptors for several complement components, as well as the genes encoding TNF, lymphotoxin, and heat-shock protein 70 [9].…”