Circulating interleukin 17 is increased in the acute stage of Kawasaki disease
- 1 November 2003
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis Ltd in Scandinavian Journal of Rheumatology
- Vol. 32 (6), 364-366
- https://doi.org/10.1080/03009740410005034
Abstract
During the acute phase, patients with Kawasaki disease (KD), an acute systemic vasculitis, demonstrate a drastic increase in serum interleukin-6 (IL-6), which parallels the duration of the fever. Recently, IL-17 has been reported to induce IL-6 production. The aim of this study was to elucidate the involvement of IL-17 in the pathogenesis of KD. Serum samples were obtained from patients with KD (n=30) and normal controls (n=20), and the concentrations of IL-17 and IL-6 measured using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). Compared with the normal controls (2.08 +/- 2.14 pg/mL), serum IL-17 was markedly elevated in patients with acute KD (25.47 +/- 5.05 pg/mL): levels gradually decreased in the subacute phase (5.94 +/- 2.83 pg/mL). In the acute phase, levels of IL-6 were 83.52 +/- 19.12 pg/L, which correlated well with the serum levels of IL-17. These results suggest that IL-17 may be involved in the development of, or the effects of inflammation in KD.Keywords
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