Increased Pentraxin 3 Levels Correlate With IVIG Responsiveness and Coronary Artery Aneurysm Formation in Kawasaki Disease

Increased Pentraxin 3 Levels Correlate With IVIG Responsiveness and Coronary Artery Aneurysm Formation in Kawasaki Disease

Kawasaki disease (KD) is a febrile disease of childhood characterized by systemic vasculitis that can lead to coronary artery lesions (CAL). This was a prospective cohort study to determine the levels of the pentraxin 3 (PTX3), soluble CD24-Subtype (Presepsin) and N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic pe...

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Main Authors: Toshiyuki Kitoh, Tsuyoshi Ohara, Taichiro Muto, Akihisa Okumura, Reizo Baba, Yusuke Koizumi, Yuka Yamagishi, Hiroshige Mikamo, Kenji Daigo, Takao Hamakubo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-04-01
Series:Frontiers in Immunology
Subjects:
pentraxin 3
Kawasaki disease
coronary aneurysm
intravenous immunoglobulin therapy
N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide
presepsin
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fimmu.2021.624802/full

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