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The airway epithelium-specific deletion of HMGB1 in wild-type (WT) mice did not result in any morphological alterations in the airway epithelium. The deficiency of HMGB1 in airway epithelial cells in the Tg+ mice, however, resulted in significantly increased infiltration of macrophages, neutrophils, and eosinophils which was associated with significantly higher levels of inflammatory mediators, including G-CSF, KC, MIP-2, MCP-1, MIP-1\u03b1, MIP-1\u03b2, IP-10, and TNF-\u03b1 in the airspaces. Furthermore, as compared to the HMGB1-sufficient Tg+ mice, the airway epithelial cell-specific HMGB1-deficient Tg+ mice exhibited poor resolution of spontaneous bacterial infection. The HMGB1 deficiency in the airway epithelial cells of Tg+ mice did not alter airway epithelial cell-specific responses including epithelial cell proliferation, mucous cell metaplasia, and mucus obstruction. 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