Additionally, inflammatory cell infiltration in the lungs tended to be increased by the intraperitoneal injection of HMGB1, which was accompanied by increased expression of vWF and ICAM-1 on endothelium.<h4>Conclusions</h4>This study showed that tumor-bearing status elicits proinflammatory activation in endothelial cells and inflammatory cell infiltration into the lungs that aggravates DILD caused by BLM. The gene discussed is HMGB1; the disease is neoplasm.