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High mobility group box\u00a01 (HMGB1) is a nuclear protein secreted during oxidative stress that binds to receptors including TLR2, TLR4, and RAGE, inducing inflammatory signaling. We describe the release and potential downstream effects of HMGB1 in GORD.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>Esophageal biopsies were obtained from healthy controls (HC), functional heartburn (FH), non\u2010erosive reflux disease (NERD), and erosive reflux disease (ERD) patients. Biopsies were analyzed by RNA\u2010sequencing, and the expression of TLR2, TLR4, and RAGE was assessed with immunohistochemistry. NE\u20101 cells were challenged with pH\u20095 media and\/or 500\u2009\u03bcM deoxycholate (DCA), with\/without 2\u2010h 5 or 50\u2009\u03bcM curcumin pre\u2010treatment. HMGB1 translocation was measured with immunofluorescence and release with ELISA.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>HMGB1, alongside 12 additional oxidative stress\u2010associated genes, is over\u2010expressed in NERD and ERD patients compared to HC (adjusted <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009&lt;\u20090.05). Weakly acidic bile salt (pH\u20095\u2009+\u2009DCA) stimulated HMGB1 translocation (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009&lt;\u20090.0001) and release from NE\u20101 cells (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009&lt;\u20090.001), but ameliorated with curcumin pre\u2010treatment. ERD biopsies had increased DAPI+TLR4+ cells (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009&lt;\u20090.05) and TLR4 fluorescence intensity (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009&lt;\u20090.05), compared to HC. RAGE was expressed on CD45+ cells, and the number of RAGE+CD45+ cells was higher in ERD compared to HC (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009&lt;\u20090.05).<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title><jats:p>Release of HMGB1 from esophageal epithelial cells by weakly acidic bile salts, inhibited by curcumin, and increased expression of TLR4 and RAGE in ERD mucosa suggest this pathway has a role in GORD. 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