
Keywords: HMGB1; PI3K/Akt; TLR2; MMC proliferation; Lupus nephritisHMGB1, High Mobility Group Box-1 protein; LN, lupus nephritis; PI3-K, phosphatidylinositide 3-kinase; Akt, protein kinase B; TLR2, Toll-like receptor 2; MMC, mouse mesangial cell; BrdU, 5-bromo-2’-d