title: Increased expression of Fc epsilon R2/CD23 on peripheral blood B lymphocytes and serum IgE levels in Kawasaki disease.
abstract: We analyzed the expression of Fc epsilon R2/CD23 on the peripheral blood B lymphocytes of 10 patients with Kawasaki disease (KD) using a fluorescence-activated cell sorter. The absolute count of CD23-positive B lymphocytes and the ratio of CD23-positive B lymphocytes to B lymphocytes were high during the acute stage of KD in comparison to those during the convalescent stage and in control subjects. In addition, both the increased number of CD23-positive B lymphocytes and the increased serum IgE levels appeared during the latter part of the acute stage. These results suggest that the increased number of CD23-positive B lymphocytes during the latter part of the acute stage in KD reflect the activation of B lymphocytes and have an important role in IgE-mediated immunity.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Juntendo University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Furukawa
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Matsubara
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Motohashi
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sasai
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Nakachi
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Umezawa
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yabuta
mesh_terms: D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D015703:Antigens, CD / Q000032:analysis*; D000944:Antigens, Differentiation, B-Lymphocyte / Q000032:analysis*; D001402:B-Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology*; D002469:Cell Separation; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003289:Convalescence; D005260:Female; D005434:Flow Cytometry; D006801:Humans; D007124:Immunoenzyme Techniques; D007073:Immunoglobulin E / Q000032:analysis*; D007223:Infant; D007958:Leukocyte Count; D008213:Lymphocyte Activation / Q000276:immunology; D008297:Male; D009080:Mucocutaneous Lymph Node Syndrome / Q000097:blood / Q000276:immunology*; D011961:Receptors, Fc / Q000032:analysis*; D017455:Receptors, IgE
chemical_list: D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D015703:Antigens, CD; D000944:Antigens, Differentiation, B-Lymphocyte; D011961:Receptors, Fc; D017455:Receptors, IgE; D007073:Immunoglobulin E