HMGB1 and atherosclerosis: High mobility group box protein 1 has been demonstrated to be associated with the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis, and it has been shown that dysregulation of miR‐34c is involved in the development of atherosclerosis.17, 18, 19 In the online miRNA database, HMGB1 was also identified as a possible target of miR‐34c.