HMGB1/RAGE Signaling and Pro-Inflammatory Cytokine Responses in Non-HIV Adults with Active Pulmonary Tuberculosis

Grace Lui; Chun Kwok Wong; Margaret Ip; Yi Jun Chu; Irene M. H. Yung; Catherine S. K. Cheung; Lin Zheng; Judy S. Y. Lam; Ka Tak Wong; Winnie W. Y. Sin; Kin Wing Choi; Nelson Lee

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0159132

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HMGB1/RAGE Signaling and Pro-Inflammatory Cytokine Responses in Non-HIV Adults with Active Pulmonary Tuberculosis

Grace Lui ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Grace Lui, Chun Kwok Wong

Affiliation Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, Prince of Wales Hospital, Hong Kong SAR, China
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Chun Kwok Wong ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Grace Lui, Chun Kwok Wong

Affiliation Department of Chemical Pathology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
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Margaret Ip,

Affiliation Department of Microbiology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
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Yi Jun Chu,

Affiliation Department of Chemical Pathology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
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Irene M. H. Yung,

Affiliation Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, Prince of Wales Hospital, Hong Kong SAR, China
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Catherine S. K. Cheung,

Affiliation Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, Prince of Wales Hospital, Hong Kong SAR, China
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Lin Zheng,

Affiliation Department of Microbiology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
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Judy S. Y. Lam,

Affiliation Department of Imaging and Interventional Radiology, Prince of Wales Hospital, Hong Kong SAR, China
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Ka Tak Wong,

Affiliation Department of Imaging and Interventional Radiology, Prince of Wales Hospital, Hong Kong SAR, China
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Winnie W. Y. Sin,

Affiliation Department of Medicine, Alice Ho Miu Ling Nethersole Hospital, Hong Kong SAR, China
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Kin Wing Choi,

Affiliation Department of Medicine, Alice Ho Miu Ling Nethersole Hospital, Hong Kong SAR, China
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Nelson Lee

* E-mail: leelsn@cuhk.edu.hk

Affiliations Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, Prince of Wales Hospital, Hong Kong SAR, China, Stanley Ho Center for Emerging Infectious Diseases, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
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HMGB1/RAGE Signaling and Pro-Inflammatory Cytokine Responses in Non-HIV Adults with Active Pulmonary Tuberculosis

Grace Lui,
Chun Kwok Wong,
Margaret Ip,
Yi Jun Chu,
Irene M. H. Yung,
Catherine S. K. Cheung,
Lin Zheng,
Judy S. Y. Lam,
Ka Tak Wong,
Winnie W. Y. Sin

Published: July 19, 2016
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0159132

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