Abstract:Objective To discuss the relationship among the high-mobility group box-1 (HMGB1), soluble Toll-like receptor 4 (sTLR4) in parturient, histological chorioamnionitis (HCA) associated with premature rupture of membrane (PROM) and early-onset neonatal sepsis (EOS). Methods From May 2017 to April 2018, 314 PROM (>12 h) parturient in our hospital were retrospectively collected and divided into HCA group and non-HCA group according to histological examination of the placenta, or divided into EOS group and non-EOS group according to perinatal outcome. The levels of HMGB1 and sTLR4 in peripheral blood were detected and analyzed by receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve. Results The levels of WBC, HMGB1 and sTLR4 in HCA parturient (n = 135, 42.99%) were higher than these in parturient (n = 179, 57.01%) without HCA (P < 0.05). The area under the ROC curve (AUC) of combined diagnosis was 0.864 (95% CI: 0.826, 0.895), while the sensitivity and specificity were respectively 0.686 (95% CI: 0.623, 0.694) and 0.901 (95% CI: 0.871, 0.925). According to the results of Logistic multiple stepwise regression analysis, HMGB1 [Ol ^ R = 5.899 (95% CI: 2.413, 15.386)] was the independent risk factor of HCA; and sTLR4 [Ol ^ R = 0.771 (95% CI: 0.624, 0.914)] was an independent protective factor. The levels of HMGB1 and sTLR4 in EOS group (n = 21, 6.69%) were higher than these in non-EOS group (n = 293, 93.31%) (P < 0.05). The AUC of HMGB1 combined with sTLR4 ROC in prediction model of EOS was 0.888 (95% CI: 0.840, 0.926), while the sensitivity and specificity were respectively 0.861 (95% CI: 0.837, 0.882) and 0.768 (95% CI: 0.717, 0.804). Conclusions The higher levels of HMGB1 and sTLR4 in parturient were related to HCA and EOS, which would be expected to be the early clinical indexes of HCA or EOS.