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SUBMITTER: Nakaoka H
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5772486 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jan
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Nakaoka Hideyuki H Hirono Keiichi K Yamamoto Seiji S Takasaki Ichiro I Takahashi Kei K Kinoshita Koshi K Takasaki Asami A Nishida Naonori N Okabe Mako M Ce Wang W Miyao Nariaki N Saito Kazuyoshi K Ibuki Keijiro K Ozawa Sayaka S Adachi Yuichi Y Ichida Fukiko F
Scientific reports 20180117 1
Kawasaki Disease (KD) is an acute inflammatory disease that takes the form of systemic vasculitis. Endothelial microparticles (EMPs) have been recognized as an important transcellular delivery system. We hypothesized whether EMPs are involved in vasculitis in acute KD. Fifty patients with acute KD were enrolled, divided into two subgroups: those with coronary artery lesions (CAL) (n = 5) and those without CAL (NCAL) (n = 45). EMPs were measured using flow cytometry, and microRNA (miR) expression ...[more]