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SUBMITTER: Kuo HC
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4985059 | biostudies-other | 2016
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
Kuo Ho-Chang HC Wang Chih-Lu CL Yang Kuender D KD Lo Mao-Hung MH Hsieh Kai-Sheng KS Li Sung-Chou SC Huang Ying-Hsien YH
PloS one 20160815 8
<h4>Background</h4>A form of systemic vasculitis, Kawasaki disease (KD) occurs most frequently in children under the age of five years old. Previous studies have found that Prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) correlates with KD, although the related mechanisms are still unknown. CD40L may also be a marker of vasculitis in KD, so this study focuses on PGE2 and CD40L expression in KD.<h4>Materials and methods</h4>This study consisted of a total of 144 KD patients, whose intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG)/coron ...[more]