The plasma protein HRG is an important factor for preventing sepsis and maintaining homeostatic response

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  • Nishibori Masahiro
    Department of Translational Research and Drug Development, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences
  • Wake Hidenori
    Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, Kindai University
  • Sakaguchi Masakiyo
    Department of Cell Biology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences

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  • 血漿タンパク質HRGは敗血症防止と生体恒常性維持に働く重要な因子である

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<p>Acute phase proteins such as CRP, amyloid protein A, and α1-antitrypsin are produced in the liver and their plasma levels are increased during the acute inflammatory response. In contrast, there are plasma proteins whose dynamics are opposite to acute phase proteins. This group includes histidine-rich glycoprotein (HRG), inter-α-inhibitor proteins, albumin, and transthyretin. HRG binds to a variety of factors and regulates the fundamental processes; the blood coagulation, the clearance of apoptotic cells, and tumor growth. In the present review, we focus on the anti-septic effects of HRG in mice model, the actions of HRG on human blood cells/vascular endothelial cells, and the identification of a novel receptor CLEC1A for HRG, based on our recent findings. HRG appears to maintain the quiescence of neutrophils; a round shape, the low levels of spontaneous release of ROS, the ease passage through artificial microcapillaries, and prevention of adhesion to vascular endothelial cells. HRG also inhibited activation of vascular endothelial cells; the suppression of adhesion molecules and the inhibition of HMGB1 mobilization and cytokine secretion. It was shown that plasma HRG level was an excellent biomarker of septic patients in ICU for the evaluation of severity and prognosis. So far little attention has been paid to HRG in terms of a functional role in sepsis and ARDS, however, it is strongly suggested that HRG may be an important plasma factor that prevents a progress in the septic cascade and maintains the homeostasis of blood cells and vascular endothelial cells.</p>

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