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Reiter A, Verweyen EL, Queste E, Fuehner S, Jakob A, Masjosthusmann K, Hinze C, Wittkowski H, Foell D, Meinzer U, Melki I, Kessel C. Proteomic mapping identifies serum marker signatures associated with MIS-C specific hyperinflammation and cardiovascular manifestation. Clin Immunol 2024; 264:110237. [PMID: 38723855 DOI: 10.1016/j.clim.2024.110237] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2024] [Revised: 04/30/2024] [Accepted: 05/06/2024] [Indexed: 05/19/2024]
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Multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) shares several clinical and immunological features with Kawasaki Disease (KD) and pediatric hyperinflammation, but the immuno-phenotypic overlap among these clinical mimics is still incompletely understood. Here we analyzed serum samples from treatment-naïve patients with MIS-C (n = 31) and KD (n = 11), pediatric hyperinflammation (n = 13) and healthy controls (HC, n = 10) by proximity extension assay (PEA) to profile 184 blood biomarkers. Collectively, immunophenotypic overlap between MIS-C and hyperinflammation exceeds overlap with KD. Overexpression of IL-17A in MIS-C and KD could best separate these conditions from hyperinflammatory conditions, while those were hallmarked by overabundance of adenosin deaminase and IL-18. Depletion in serum TNF-related subfamily member 9 (TNFRSF9) and apoptosis inducing ligand (TRAIL) linked with cardiovascular manifestations and myocarditis in MIS-C. Altogether, our analysis highlights important differences in molecular marker signatures also across different MIS-C and KD cohorts and suggests several previously unidentified molecular associations in context of cardiovascular inflammation.
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- Andrea Reiter
- Department of Pediatric Rheumatology & Immunology, University Children's Hospital, Muenster, Germany
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- Department of Pediatric Rheumatology & Immunology, University Children's Hospital, Muenster, Germany
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- Department of General Pediatrics, Pediatric Internal Medicine, Rheumatology and Infectious Diseases, National Reference Centre for Rare Pediatric Inflammatory Rheumatisms and Systemic Autoimmune diseases (RAISE), Robert-Debré University Hospital, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, F-75019 Paris, France; Université Paris Cité, INSERM, Centre de Recherche sur l'inflammation UMR 1149, Paris, France
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- Department of Pediatric Rheumatology & Immunology, University Children's Hospital, Muenster, Germany
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- Division of Pediatric Cardiology and Pediatric Intensive Care, Ludwig-Maximilians University, Munich, Germany
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- Department of General Pediatrics, University Children's Hospital Muenster, Muenster, Germany
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- Department of Pediatric Rheumatology & Immunology, University Children's Hospital, Muenster, Germany
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- Department of Pediatric Rheumatology & Immunology, University Children's Hospital, Muenster, Germany
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- Department of Pediatric Rheumatology & Immunology, University Children's Hospital, Muenster, Germany
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- Department of General Pediatrics, Pediatric Internal Medicine, Rheumatology and Infectious Diseases, National Reference Centre for Rare Pediatric Inflammatory Rheumatisms and Systemic Autoimmune diseases (RAISE), Robert-Debré University Hospital, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, F-75019 Paris, France; Université Paris Cité, INSERM, Centre de Recherche sur l'inflammation UMR 1149, Paris, France
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- Department of General Pediatrics, Pediatric Internal Medicine, Rheumatology and Infectious Diseases, National Reference Centre for Rare Pediatric Inflammatory Rheumatisms and Systemic Autoimmune diseases (RAISE), Robert-Debré University Hospital, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, F-75019 Paris, France; Paediatrics, Rheumatology and Paediatric Internal Medicine, Children's Hospital, F-33000 Bordeaux, France; Laboratory of Neurogenetics and Neuroinflammation, Imagine Institute, Université Paris Cité, Inserm UMR 1163, F-75015 Paris, France
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- Department of Pediatric Rheumatology & Immunology, University Children's Hospital, Muenster, Germany.
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Buda P, Chyb M, Smorczewska-Kiljan A, Wieteska-Klimczak A, Paczesna A, Kowalczyk-Domagała M, Okarska-Napierała M, Sobalska-Kwapis M, Grochowalski Ł, Słomka M, Sitek A, Ksia Żyk J, Strapagiel D. Association Between rs12037447, rs146732504, rs151078858, rs55723436, and rs6094136 Polymorphisms and Kawasaki Disease in the Population of Polish Children. Front Pediatr 2021; 9:624798. [PMID: 33692975 PMCID: PMC7937642 DOI: 10.3389/fped.2021.624798] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2020] [Accepted: 01/27/2021] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Background: Kawasaki disease (KD) is an acute self-limited febrile vasculitis that mainly affects young children. Coronary artery involvement is the most serious complication in children with KD. It is currently the leading cause of acquired cardiac disease in children from developed countries. Literature data indicate a significant role of genetic susceptibility to KD. Objective: The aim of this study was to perform the first Genome-Wide Association Study (GWAS) in a population of Polish children with KD and identify susceptible genes involved in the pathogenesis of KD. Materials and Methods: The blood samples of Kawasaki disease patients (n = 119) were collected between 2016 and 2020, isolated and stored at the Department of Pediatrics, Nutrition and Metabolic Diseases, Children's Memorial Health Institute in Warsaw. The control group was based on Polish donors (n = 6,071) registered as the POPULOUS collection at the Biobank Lab of The Department of Molecular Biophysics in University of Lodz. DNA samples were genotyped for 558,231 Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms (SNPs) using the 24 × 1 Infinium HTS Human Core Exome microarrays according to the protocol provided by the manufacturer. In order to discover and verify genetic risk-factors for KD, association analysis was carried out using PLINK 1.9. Results: Of all 164,395 variants, 5 were shown to occur statistically (padjusted < 0.05) more frequent in Kawasaki disease patients than in controls. Those are: rs12037447 in non-coding sequence (padjusted = 8.329 × 10-4, OR = 8.697, 95% CI; 3.629-20.84) and rs146732504 in KIF25 (padjusted = 0.007354, OR = 11.42, 95% CI; 3.79-34.43), rs151078858 in PTPRJ (padjusted = 0.04513, OR = 8.116, 95% CI; 3.134-21.01), rs55723436 in SPECC1L (padjusted = 0.04596, OR = 5.596, 95% CI; 2.669-11.74), rs6094136 in RPN2 (padjusted = 0.04755, OR = 10.08, 95% CI; 3.385-30.01) genes. Conclusion: Polymorphisms of genes KIF25, PTRPJ, SPECC1L, RNP2 may be linked with the incidence of Kawasaki disease in Polish children.
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- Piotr Buda
- Department of Pediatrics, Nutrition, and Metabolic Diseases, Children's Memorial Health Institute, Warsaw, Poland
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- Biobank Lab, Department of Molecular Biophysics, Faculty of Biology and Environmental Protection, University of Lodz, Łódź, Poland
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- Department of Pediatrics, Nutrition, and Metabolic Diseases, Children's Memorial Health Institute, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Pediatrics, Nutrition, and Metabolic Diseases, Children's Memorial Health Institute, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Cardiology, The Children's Memorial Health Institute, Warsaw, Poland
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- Biobank Lab, Department of Molecular Biophysics, Faculty of Biology and Environmental Protection, University of Lodz, Łódź, Poland.,BBMRI.pl Consortium, Wrocław, Poland
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- Biobank Lab, Department of Molecular Biophysics, Faculty of Biology and Environmental Protection, University of Lodz, Łódź, Poland
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- Biobank Lab, Department of Molecular Biophysics, Faculty of Biology and Environmental Protection, University of Lodz, Łódź, Poland.,BBMRI.pl Consortium, Wrocław, Poland
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- Department of Anthropology, Faculty of Biology and Environmental Protection, University of Lodz, Łódź, Poland
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- Department of Pediatrics, Nutrition, and Metabolic Diseases, Children's Memorial Health Institute, Warsaw, Poland
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- Biobank Lab, Department of Molecular Biophysics, Faculty of Biology and Environmental Protection, University of Lodz, Łódź, Poland.,BBMRI.pl Consortium, Wrocław, Poland
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Relationship between mean platelet volume-to-lymphocyte ratio and coronary artery abnormalities in Kawasaki disease. Cardiol Young 2018; 28:832-836. [PMID: 29656728 DOI: 10.1017/s1047951118000422] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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OBJECTIVES Recently, mean platelet volume-to-lymphocyte ratio has emerged as a novel parameter of inflammation. No study has investigated the role of mean platelet volume-to-lymphocyte ratio in children with Kawasaki disease. We aimed to evaluate the relationship between mean platelet volume-to-lymphocyte ratio and coronary artery abnormalities in Kawasaki disease. METHODS Between January 2008 and January 2017, a total of 58 children with Kawasaki disease and 42 healthy subjects matched for sex and age were enrolled. Before the treatment, transthoracic echocardiography for all children was performed. Clinical and laboratory results including mean platelet volume, platelet distribution width, red blood cell distribution width, and counts of platelets, neutrophils, lymphocytes, and white blood cells, erythrocyte sedimentation rate, and C-reactive protein levels were measured. Mean platelet volume-to-lymphocyte ratio was calculated as mean platelet volume divided by lymphocyte count. RESULTS Compared with healthy controls, mean platelet volume-to-lymphocyte ratio was significantly lower in the children with Kawasaki disease (p<0.01). A total of 14 patients (24.1%) had incomplete Kawasaki disease and 15 (25.8%) children with Kawasaki disease had coronary involvement. Mean platelet volume-to-lymphocyte ratio was significantly lower in patients with coronary artery abnormalities (p<0.01). According to receiver operating characteristic curve analysis performed for the prediction of coronary artery abnormalities, the best cut-off point for mean platelet volume-to-lymphocyte ratio was 2.5 (area under curve=0.593, sensitivity 53.3%, specificity 51.1%). CONCLUSION It was first shown that the children with Kawasaki disease have lower mean platelet volume-to-lymphocyte ratio compared with control subjects. Mean platelet volume-to-lymphocyte ratio may be helpful in predicting coronary artery lesions in patients with Kawasaki disease.
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MicroRNA-145-5p and microRNA-320a encapsulated in endothelial microparticles contribute to the progression of vasculitis in acute Kawasaki Disease. Sci Rep 2018; 8:1016. [PMID: 29343815 PMCID: PMC5772486 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-19310-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2017] [Accepted: 12/28/2017] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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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 profiling was performed by microRNA array. The percentage of EMPs in acute KD was significantly higher than in controls (P < 0.0001). EMPs in patients with CAL rapidly increased after the initial treatment, and was significantly higher than those in NCAL (P < 0.001). In patients with CAL, we identified 2 specific miRs encapsulated in EMPs, hsa-miR-145-5p and hsa-miR-320a, which are predicted to affect monocyte function using in silico analysis, and were demonstrated to upregulate inflammatory cytokine mRNAs in THP-1 monocytes. In situ hybridization confirmed that hsa-miR-145-5p was preferentially expressed in CAL. EMPs may serve as a sensitive marker for the severity of vasculitis in acute KD. Moreover, these 2 specific miRs encapsulated in EMPs might be involved in inflammatory cytokine regulation and the pathogenesis of vasculitis in acute KD.
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Andreozzi L, Bracci B, D'Errico F, Rigante D. A master role for neutrophils in Kawasaki syndrome. Immunol Lett 2017; 184:112-114. [PMID: 28219676 DOI: 10.1016/j.imlet.2017.02.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/20/2016] [Accepted: 02/15/2017] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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- Laura Andreozzi
- Institute of Pediatrics, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli, Università Cattolica Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy
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- Institute of Pediatrics, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli, Università Cattolica Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy
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- Institute of Pediatrics, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli, Università Cattolica Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy
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- Institute of Pediatrics, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli, Università Cattolica Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy.
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Unique Molecular Patterns Uncovered in Kawasaki Disease Patients with Elevated Serum Gamma Glutamyl Transferase Levels: Implications for Intravenous Immunoglobulin Responsiveness. PLoS One 2016; 11:e0167434. [PMID: 28002448 PMCID: PMC5176264 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0167434] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2016] [Accepted: 11/14/2016] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Background Resistance to intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) occurs in 10–20% of patients with Kawasaki disease (KD). The risk of resistance is about two-fold higher in patients with elevated gamma glutamyl transferase (GGT) levels. We sought to understand the biological mechanisms underlying IVIG resistance in patients with elevated GGT levels. Method We explored the association between elevated GGT levels and IVIG-resistance with a cohort of 686 KD patients (Cohort I). Gene expression data from 130 children with acute KD (Cohort II) were analyzed using the R square statistic and false discovery analysis to identify genes that were differentially represented in patients with elevated GGT levels with regard to IVIG responsiveness. Two additional KD cohorts (Cohort III and IV) were used to test the hypothesis that sialylation and GGT may be involved in IVIG resistance through neutrophil apoptosis. Results Thirty-six genes were identified that significantly explained the variations of both GGT levels and IVIG responsiveness in KD patients. After Bonferroni correction, significant associations with IVIG resistance persisted for 12 out of 36 genes among patients with elevated GGT levels and none among patients with normal GGT levels. With the discovery of ST6GALNAC3, a sialyltransferase, as the most differentially expressed gene, we hypothesized that sialylation and GGT are involved in IVIG resistance through neutrophil apoptosis. We then confirmed that in Cohort III and IV there was significantly less reduction in neutrophil count in IVIG non-responders. Conclusions Gene expression analyses combining molecular and clinical datasets support the hypotheses that: (1) neutrophil apoptosis induced by IVIG may be a mechanism of action of IVIG in KD; (2) changes in sialylation and GGT level in KD patients may contribute synergistically to IVIG resistance through blocking IVIG-induced neutrophil apoptosis. These findings have implications for understanding the mechanism of action in IVIG resistance, and possibly for development of novel therapeutics.
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Liu R, Gao F, Huo J, Yi Q. Study on the relationship between mean platelet volume and platelet distribution width with coronary artery lesion in children with Kawasaki disease. Platelets 2011; 23:11-6. [DOI: 10.3109/09537104.2011.586073] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Onouchi Z, Hamaoka K, Ozawa S, Sakata K, Kiyosawa N, Ito H. Neutropenia in the acute phase of Kawasaki disease and prevention of coronary artery aneurysm. Pediatr Int 2009; 51:448-52. [PMID: 19674356 DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-200x.2008.02789.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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BACKGROUND The significance of neutropenia in Kawasaki disease (KD) has not been fully elucidated as yet. METHODS Subjects were retrospectively sampled from two clinical trials. These patients treated with aspirin alone (ASA) and PolyglobinN-Bayel (PolyN) given as i.v. immunoglobulin were categorized as ASA-early (n = 0), ASA-late (n = 8), PolyN-early (n = 18), or PolyN-late (n = 27) based on the therapy administered and the incidence of neutropenia before the 10th day of illness (DI) and after 11 DI. Data regarding the time of onset of neutropenia, and incidence of coronary artery lesion (CAL) formation were obtained. P < 0.05 was considered statistically significant. RESULTS No patients in the ASA group exhibited neutropenia within 10 DI. The time of onset of neutropenia in the PolyN-early group was 8 +/- 1.3 DI. That in the PolyN-late group (19.8 +/- 8 DI) was earlier than in the ASA-late group (26.6 +/- 14 DI; P < 0.025). PolyN-early patients had a lower incidence of CAL formation than ASA-non patients (patients without neutropenia in the ASA group; P = 0.00019) and ASA-late patients (P = 0.04). That in the PolyN-early group tended to be lower than in the PolyN-late group (P < 0.1). CONCLUSION Early neutropenia indicated that circulating neutrophils within 10 DI may play an indispensable role in the following sequence to CAL formation in KD.
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- Zenshiro Onouchi
- Department of Pediatric Cardiology and Nephrology, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan.
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Ide H, Hatake K, Terado Y, Tsukino H, Okegawa T, Nutahara K, Higashihara E, Horie S. Serum level of macrophage colony-stimulating factor is increased in prostate cancer patients with bone metastasis. Hum Cell 2008; 21:1-6. [PMID: 18190394 DOI: 10.1111/j.1749-0774.2007.00042.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Recent evaluation of human prostate tissues has shown predominantly high expression of the macrophage colony-stimulating factor receptor in prostatic intra-epithelial neoplasia or prostate cancer. However, the expression of its ligand, the macrophage colony-stimulating factor (M-CSF), and the biological role of this signaling in prostate cancer has not been analyzed. In this research we determined the relationship of serum M-CSF level to clinical parameters of prostate cancer progression. We measured the serum level of M-CSF in 170 patients with histologically confirmed prostatic adenocarcinoma and in 54 patients in whom prostate cancer was not detected. We also investigated the M-CSF expression in prostate cancer tissues by immunohistochemistry. The serum levels of M-CSF in bone metastatic prostate cancer patients was significantly higher than those in non-metastatic patients, while M-CSF did not differ with regards to histological grade, Gleason score or local tumor progression. M-CSF expression was detected in prostate cancer cells themselves by immunohistochemistry. These results suggest that M-CSF may have a functional role in prostate cancer progression.
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- Hisamitsu Ide
- Department of Urology, Teikyo University School of Medicine, Itabashi-ku, Tokyo, Japan.
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Kobayashi T, Kimura H, Okada Y, Inoue Y, Kobayashi T, Shinohara M, Morikawa A. Increased CD11b expression on polymorphonuclear leucocytes and cytokine profiles in patients with Kawasaki disease. Clin Exp Immunol 2007; 148:112-8. [PMID: 17286760 PMCID: PMC1868857 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2249.2007.03326.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/16/2023] Open
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Clinical evidence implicates polymorphonuclear leucocytes in the pathogenesis of vasculitis in Kawasaki disease. We examined modulation of expression of adhesion molecules (CD11b and CD62L) on polymorphonuclear leucocytes and how this expression is related to serum cytokine concentrations. In 18 patients with Kawasaki disease and 15 control subjects, adhesion molecule expression was determined by two-colour immunofluorescence staining of blood leucocytes and flow cytometry. Eight cytokines and chemokines were also measured. In patients with Kawasaki disease, mean fluorescence intensity for CD11b before giving intravenous immunoglobulin was significantly higher than in normal subjects (P<0 x 005). After intravenous immunoglobulin, mean fluorescence intensity for CD11b decreased significantly. With coronary artery lesions present, mean CD11b fluorescence intensity was significantly higher than without coronary artery lesions (P=0 x 005 before intravenous immunoglobulin; P=0 x 024 after intravenous immunoglobulin). No differences were seen in CD62L expression on polymorphonuclear leucocytes between patients with Kawasaki disease and normal subjects. CD11b expression on polymorphonuclear leucocytes correlated positively with serum interleukin (IL)-6, IL-10, granulocyte colony-stimulating factor, percentage of neutrophils among white cells and C-reactive protein. Polymorphonuclear leucocytes from patients with Kawasaki disease showed increased CD11b expression, which was associated with increased serum cytokines and appeared to be related to coronary artery lesions.
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- T Kobayashi
- Department of Pediatrics and Developmental Medicine, Gunma University Graduate School of Medicine, Gunma, Japan.
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Sugita K, Hirao J, Arisaka O, Eguchi M. gamma-Globulin-induced modulation with necrotic-like morphology of peripheral blood neutrophils. Eur J Pharmacol 2005; 513:141-4. [PMID: 15878719 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2005.02.031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2005] [Accepted: 02/22/2005] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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To determine the effect of intravenous immunoglobulin-administration on neutrophil function, we obtained neutrophils from patients with an acute phase of Kawasaki disease. In vitro IgG-induced modulation of neutrophils into Annexin-V-positive and propidium iodide-negative cells was observed in 20 of 28 patients in the presence of more than 300 microg/ml IgG and showed necrosis-like changes in morphologic features. However, we could not find any patients showing promotion of the sub-G1 cell fraction on DNA content analysis. The modulatory effect of in vitro IgG was not observed in neutrophils from healthy volunteers and was significantly correlated with the antifebrile effect of in vivo IgG.
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- Kenichi Sugita
- Department of Pediatrics, Dokkyo University School of Medicine, Mibu, Tochigi, Japan.
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Suzuki H, Takeuchi T, Minami T, Shima Y, Iwahashi S, Shibuta S, Uemura S, Kounami S, Aoyagi N, Yoshikawa N. Neoplasms in three patients following Kawasaki disease. Pediatr Int 2005; 47:217-9. [PMID: 15852529 DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-200x.2005.02028.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Hiroyuki Suzuki
- Department of Pediatrics, Wakayama Medical University, Wakayama 641-0012, Japan.
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Yoshihara K, Oshima K, Muneta Y, Kikuma R, Yayota C, Hirai T, Satoh N, Matsuura S, Kikyo Y, Satoh M, Kubota C, Inumaru S, Yokomizo Y, Mori Y. Quantitation of bovine macrophage colony-stimulating factor in bovine serum by ELISA. Vet Immunol Immunopathol 2003; 95:103-11. [PMID: 12963271 DOI: 10.1016/s0165-2427(03)00103-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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We established an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) system for the quantitation of bovine macrophage colony-stimulating factor (M-CSF) and used it to measure the serum M-CSF levels in bovine fetuses and calves. The average serum M-CSF level was 2.7+/-1.5 ng/ml in 39 calves under 100 days old, and 1.8+/-0.8 ng/ml in 15 cattle between 101 and 418 days old. Fetal sera samples (n = 6) prepared from cattle between 150 and 280 days of gestational age had a higher average level of M-CSF (8.8+/-1.4 ng/ml). Alteration in serum M-CSF levels in each individual calf was also measured. The serum levels of M-CSF in calves at 0-1 day after birth ranged from 0.52 to 7.3 ng/ml. During the period 113-125 days after birth, serum levels were around 1.4+/-0.39 ng/ml. Although serum M-CSF levels generally decreased as the age of calves advanced, differences among individuals, especially among newborn calves, were observed.
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- K Yoshihara
- National Institute of Animal Health, 3-1-5 Kannondai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-0856, Japan.
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Tsujimoto H, Takeshita S, Nakatani K, Kawamura Y, Tokutomi T, Sekine I. Intravenous immunoglobulin therapy induces neutrophil apoptosis in Kawasaki disease. Clin Immunol 2002; 103:161-8. [PMID: 12027421 DOI: 10.1006/clim.2002.5209] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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To investigate the effect of high-dose intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIg) on neutrophil apoptosis in Kawasaki disease (KD), we studied the in vitro spontaneous and IVIg-induced apoptosis of neutrophils by analyzing a proportion of annexin V-positive cells and cells with fragmented DNA. The mean number of peripheral neutrophils in the post-IVIg phase decreased significantly (P < 0.01) compared with that in the pre-IVIg phase. The mean proportion of spontaneous apoptotic neutrophils in the post-IVIg phase was significantly higher (P < 0.01) than that in the pre-IVIg phase, and there was a significantly positive correlation (P < 0.01) with the reduction ratio of the circulating neutrophil counts from the pre-IVIg through the post-IVIg phases. IVIg induced a dose-dependent increase in the proportion of apoptotic neutrophils in the pre-IVIg phase. As a result, the present study demonstrated a novel action in which high-dose IVIg therapy decreased the number of circulating neutrophils by accelerating their apoptosis in KD.
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- Hiroshi Tsujimoto
- Department of Pediatrics, National Defense Medical College, Tokorozawa, Saitama 359-8513, Japan
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Tsujimoto H, Takeshita S, Nakatani K, Kawamura Y, Tokutomi T, Sekine I. Delayed apoptosis of circulating neutrophils in Kawasaki disease. Clin Exp Immunol 2001; 126:355-64. [PMID: 11703382 PMCID: PMC1906184 DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2249.2001.01675.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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Circulating polymorphonuclear neutrophils (PMNs) are known to increase in number and are functionally activated in the acute phase of Kawasaki disease (KD). In the present study, we investigated whether the apoptosis of PMNs is deregulated in KD. When the isolated PMNs were cultured in vitro, the proportions of spontaneous apoptotic PMNs (annexin V+ cells and cells with fragmented DNA) were found to be significantly lower (P < 0.01) in the patients with KD (n = 25) than in the patients with a bacterial infection (n = 20) or a viral infection (n = 20), or in healthy children (n = 20). The proportion of circulating Fas-positive PMNs was also significantly lower (P < 0.01) in the acute KD patients than in the other groups. In the acute phase of KD, the proportion of spontaneous apoptotic PMNs showed a significant positive correlation (P < 0.01) with the proportions of circulating Fas-positive PMNs. Furthermore, the agonistic anti-Fas MoAb (CH-11) induced a significant increase in the proportion of apoptotic PMNs in the patients with a viral infection and healthy children, but not in either the patients with KD or the patients with a bacterial infection. In the intracellular expression of anti- and pro-apoptotic proteins, the A1/Bax ratio was significantly higher in acute KD than in the other groups. These findings indicate that PMN apoptosis is inhibited during the acute phase of KD and also suggest that both the resistance against the Fas-mediated death signal and the down-regulation of the mitochondrial apoptotic signalling pathway due to an altered balance of Bcl-2 protein expression are responsible for the delayed PMN apoptosis.
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- H Tsujimoto
- Department of Paediatrics, National Defense Medical College, Tokorozawa, Saitama, Japan
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Suzuki H, Noda E, Miyawaki M, Takeuchi T, Uemura S, Koike M. Serum levels of neutrophil activation cytokines in Kawasaki disease. Pediatr Int 2001; 43:115-9. [PMID: 11285059 DOI: 10.1046/j.1442-200x.2001.01362.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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BACKGROUND The aim of the present study was to investigate whether neutrophils are early effector cells for vascular endothelial damage in the acute phase of Kawasaki disease (KD) by examining serial changes in neutrophil counts and serum levels of neutrophil activation cytokines, such as granulocyte colony stimulating factor (G-CSF) and interleukin (IL)-8. METHODS From October 1994 to June 1998, a total of 52 patients with KD were included in the study. Thirty-three patients had some infectious diseases, while 20 healthy children served as control subjects. Serial changes in neutrophils were counted by the optimal Wright-Giemsa staining method and serum levels of IL-8 and G-CSF in patients with KD were measured by an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay system. RESULTS Serum G-CSF levels both before and after intravenous immunoglobulin therapy (IVIG; P<0.05) and neutrophil counts after IVIG (P<0.005) were higher in KD patients with coronary arterial lesions (CAL) than those without CAL. However, serum IL-8 levels before and after IVIG showed no significant differences in these two groups. CONCLUSIONS These data suggest that neutrophils may be important as early effector cells for vascular endothelial damage and that G-CSF may play a more important role than IL-8 in KD.
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- H Suzuki
- Department of Pediatrics, Wakayama Medical University, Wakayama, Japan.
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Upregulated adhesion molecule and cytokine expression on endothelial cells and infiltrating inflammatory cells occur in most vasculitis syndromes. These observations suggest that vasculitis is associated with pathologic activation of normal immune cell cytokine cascades. Abnormal expression of adhesion molecules and cytokines in vascular endothelium is a manifestation of endothelial dysfunction that can be triggered by a variety of stimuli, including infectious agents, immune complexes, and antiendothelial cell antibodies. Dysregulated adhesion molecule expression, uncontrolled inflammation, thrombosis, and vessel occlusion lead to the clinical manifestations of vasculitis.
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- J S Sundy
- Division of Rheumatology, Allergy, and Clinical Immunology, Duke University Medical Center, Room 348 Sands Building, Box 3278 DUMC, Durham, NC 27710, USA.
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Oana S, Terai M, Kohno Y. Serum M-CSF levels in Kawasaki disease. Br J Haematol 1999; 107:462-3. [PMID: 10583242 DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2141.1999.01784.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Shetty V, Allampallam K, Raza A. Increased macrophages, high serum M-CSF and low serum cholesterol in myelodysplasia and Kawasaki disease. Br J Haematol 1999; 106:1068. [PMID: 10520017 DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2141.1999.01701.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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