Korean J Pediatr.  2005 May;48(5):539-544.

The Change of Serum Soluble E-selectin in Kawasaki Disease

Affiliations
  • 1Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, Konyang University, Korea. kcm1000@kyuh.co.kr
  • 2Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, The Catholic of University Korea, Daejon, Korea.

Abstract

PURPOSE
The aim of this study was to investigate the pathophysiologic role of serum E-selectin, vascular endothelial growth factor(VEGF)-induced cell adhesion mollecule in Kawasaki disease(KD) and to look for the evidence of direct relationship between the plasma levels of soluble E-selectin and the incidence of coronary artery lesion(CAL).
METHODS
Changes in plasma levels of sE-selectin(n=98) over time were measured by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay(ELISA) in 23 patients with acute KD and 25 age-matched febrile children.
RESULTS
Compared with control values, the peak levels of plasma sE-selectin were significantly elevated(mean+/-S.E.:22.89+/-12.53 ng/mL vs 10.65+/-3.42 ng/mL, P=0.01) in KD. 5 patients with CAL, plasma sE-selectin levels before treatment were higher than in 18 patients without CAL(mean+/-S.E.:39.43+/-15.08 ng/mL and 19.00+/-8.32 ng/mL, respectively; P=0.01). Plasma sE-selectin declined rapidly in the majority of KD patients regardless of the presence of CAL. Plasma sE-selectin levels after treatment and convalesent period were similar in KD patients with and without CAL. The plasma levels sE-selectin were correlated with those of white blood cell count(r=0.299, P<0.05), CRP(r=0.430, P<0.05), serum albumin(r=-0.483, P<0.05), serum protein(r=-0.502, P<0.05) and hemoglobin(r=-0.372, P<0.05) not with those of ESR, platelet, or duration of fever. There were significant differences in the initial level of serum sE-selectin between KD with and without CAL(mean+/-S.E.:39.44+/-15.08 ng/mL vs. 19.00+/-17.18 ng/mL) in multivariated linear tests.
CONCLUSION
Plasma sE-selectin levels were significantly higher in KD than in other febrile illness. Higher plamsa levels of sE-selectin may have potential as a predictor of CAL in patients with KD.

Keyword

Kawasaki disease; E-selectin; Coronary artery lesion

MeSH Terms

Blood Platelets
Cell Adhesion
Child
Coronary Vessels
E-Selectin*
Fever
Humans
Incidence
Leukocytes
Mucocutaneous Lymph Node Syndrome*
Plasma
E-Selectin
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