Extracellular HMGB-1 activates inflammatory signaling in tendon cells and tissues.
Chuanxin ZhangXinfeng GuGuangyi ZhaoWang WangJiahua ShaoJun ZhuTing YuanJiuyi SunDaibang NieYiqin ZhouPublished in: Therapeutic advances in chronic disease (2020)
Collectively, these results confirm that HMGB-1 plays key roles in the induction of tendinopathy. Our findings improve the understanding of the molecular and cellular mechanisms during tendinopathy development, and provide essential information for potential targeted treatments of tendinopathy.