Plasma Prostaglandin E(2) Levels Correlated with the Prevention of Intravenous Immunoglobulin Resistance and Coronary Artery Lesions Formation via CD40L in Kawasaki Disease

BACKGROUND: 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 E(2) (PGE(2)) correlates with KD, although the related mechanisms are still unknown. CD40L may also be a marker of vascu...

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Autores principales: Kuo, Ho-Chang, Wang, Chih-Lu, Yang, Kuender D., Lo, Mao-Hung, Hsieh, Kai-Sheng, Li, Sung-Chou, Huang, Ying-Hsien
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4985059/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27525421
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0161265

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