PMID- 26130428 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20161221 LR - 20181202 IS - 1720-8319 (Electronic) IS - 1594-0667 (Linking) VI - 28 IP - 2 DP - 2016 Apr TI - Decreased serum level of HMGB1 and MyD88 during human aging progress in healthy individuals. PG - 175-80 LID - 10.1007/s40520-015-0402-8 [doi] AB - 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. FAU - Fu, Guo-Xiang AU - Fu GX AD - Department of Gerontology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University Affiliated Sixth People's Hospital, No. 600, Yi Shan road, Shanghai, 200233, People's Republic of China. fuguoxiang888@163.com. FAU - Chen, Alex F AU - Chen AF AD - Department of Surgery, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, 15213, USA. FAU - Zhong, Yuan AU - Zhong Y AD - Department of Gerontology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University Affiliated Sixth People's Hospital, No. 600, Yi Shan road, Shanghai, 200233, People's Republic of China. FAU - Zhao, Jian AU - Zhao J AD - Shanghai Sixth People's Hospital Jinshan Branch, No. 147 Health Road, Zhujing Town, Jinshan District, Shanghai, 201500, People's Republic of China. FAU - Gu, Ying-Jia AU - Gu YJ AD - Shanghai Sixth People's Hospital Jinshan Branch, No. 147 Health Road, Zhujing Town, Jinshan District, Shanghai, 201500, People's Republic of China. LA - eng PT - Comparative Study PT - Journal Article DEP - 20150701 PL - Germany TA - Aging Clin Exp Res JT - Aging clinical and experimental research JID - 101132995 RN - 0 (HMGB1 Protein) RN - 0 (Myeloid Differentiation Factor 88) RN - 0 (Toll-Like Receptor 4) RN - EC 3.4.22.1 (Cathepsin B) SB - IM MH - Adult MH - Aged MH - Aging/*physiology MH - Cathepsin B/*metabolism MH - Female MH - *HMGB1 Protein/blood/metabolism MH - Humans MH - Male MH - Middle Aged MH - *Myeloid Differentiation Factor 88/blood/metabolism MH - Regression Analysis MH - Signal Transduction/physiology MH - *Toll-Like Receptor 4/blood/metabolism OTO - NOTNLM OT - Aging OT - Cathepsin B OT - HMGB1 OT - MyD88 EDAT- 2015/07/02 06:00 MHDA- 2016/12/22 06:00 CRDT- 2015/07/02 06:00 PHST- 2015/04/05 00:00 [received] PHST- 2015/06/12 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2015/07/02 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2015/07/02 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2016/12/22 06:00 [medline] AID - 10.1007/s40520-015-0402-8 [pii] AID - 10.1007/s40520-015-0402-8 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Aging Clin Exp Res. 2016 Apr;28(2):175-80. doi: 10.1007/s40520-015-0402-8. Epub 2015 Jul 1.