[Soluble intercellular adhesion molecule-I levels in sera of patients with Kawasaki disease].
We investigated whether serum levels of soluble ICAM-1 antigens increases during acute Kawasaki disease (KD). We also compared levels in acute KD with those in anaphylactoid purpura (AP) and in measles. Serum soluble ICAM-1 levels were measured by a double determinant immunoassay using two monoclonal antibodies in the FAST system. Serum levels of tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) were measured by a specific and sensitive sandwich enzyme immunoassay. Patients with KD, but not with AP or measles, had increased ICAM-1 levels in serum during the acute stage. In addition, during the acute stage, KD patients with coronary-artery lesions (CAL) were found to have increased ICAM-1 levels in serum compared to patients without CAL. We found a positive correlation between serum levels of ICAM-1 and levels of TNF-alpha during acute KD. Our results suggest that the serum level of soluble ICAM-1 is an important immunologic parameter for determining the severity of vascular damage during acute KD.
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Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, Juntendo University.
D000208:Acute Disease; D015815:Cell Adhesion Molecules / Q000097:blood*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003323:Coronary Aneurysm / Q000150:complications; D004211:Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation / Q000150:complications; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D018799:Intercellular Adhesion Molecule-1; D008297:Male; D009080:Mucocutaneous Lymph Node Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000276:immunology*; D012995:Solubility; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / Q000032:analysis
D015815:Cell Adhesion Molecules; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha; D018799:Intercellular Adhesion Molecule-1