HMGB1-induced autophagy promotes tumor resistance to chemotherapy, as shown in different models of malignancy, for example, osteosarcoma, leukemia, and gastric cancer.
Recent studies have demonstrated that the high mobility group box 1 (HMGB1)-mediated autophagy promotes chemoresistance in osteosarcoma, lung adenocarcinoma and ovarian cancer, but the exact molecular mechanism underlying HMGB1-mediated autophagy in NB has not been clearly defined.
In order to explore the role of HMGB1 in osteosarcoma, the expression of HMGB1 in the human osteosarcoma MG-63 cell line was downregulated by the technique of RNA interference.