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Decreased serum level of HMGB1 and MyD88 during human aging progress in healthy individuals

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Aims

Previous studies have suggested that high mobility group box-1 protein (HMGB1) binds to the toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4) signaling mediates the progression of various inflammatory diseases. But the roles of HMGB1 and TLR4 in aging remain poorly unknown. In this study, we aimed to investigate the serum levels of HMGB1 and myeloid differentiation factor 88 (MyD88), which is one of TLR4’s intracellular adaptor proteins during human aging process and their relevance with cathepsin B (CTSB).

Methods

This research was conducted using the blood samples provided by healthy people (n = 90, 63 men and 27 women). Subjects were subdivided into groups with respect to age: young (about 25 years old, n = 30), middle age (about 40 years old, n = 30), and aged (above 65 years old, n = 30). Altered serum levels of HMGB1, MyD88 and CTSB were measured using an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay.

Results

The serum levels of HMGB1 and MyD88 were significantly decreased in the aged group compared with those in the young group. Linear regression analysis showed that HMGB1 and MyD88 positively correlated with CTSB among the whole healthy people. A negative correlation was determined between MyD88 and age.

Conclusions

The serum levels of HMGB1 and MyD88 significantly decreased with age. MyD88, but not HMGB1, was negatively correlated with age.

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This study was supported by the National Natural Science Fund (No: 81401158).

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  1. Department of Gerontology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University Affiliated Sixth People’s Hospital, No. 600, Yi Shan road, Shanghai, 200233, People’s Republic of China

    Guo-Xiang Fu & Yuan Zhong

  2. Department of Surgery, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, 15213, USA

    Alex F. Chen

  3. Shanghai Sixth People’s Hospital Jinshan Branch, No. 147 Health Road, Zhujing Town, Jinshan District, Shanghai, 201500, People’s Republic of China

    Jian Zhao & Ying-Jia Gu

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The protocol of the study was approved by the ethics committee of Shanghai Jiao Tong University Affiliated Sixth People’s Hospital (Shanghai, China). All procedures performed in studies involving human participants were in accordance with the ethical standards of the institutional and/or national research committee and with the 1964 Helsinki declaration and its later amendments or comparable ethical standards.

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Fu, GX., Chen, A.F., Zhong, Y. et al. Decreased serum level of HMGB1 and MyD88 during human aging progress in healthy individuals. Aging Clin Exp Res 28, 175–180 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40520-015-0402-8

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