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Effects of intravenous immunoglobulin on plasma interleukin-10 levels in Kawasaki disease

Authors
 GeunWoong Noh  ;  WooGill Lee  ;  Wonyoung Lee  ;  Kiyoung Lee 
Citation
 IMMUNOLOGY LETTERS, Vol.62(1) : 19-24, 1998 
Journal Title
IMMUNOLOGY LETTERS
ISSN
 0165-2478 
Issue Date
1998
Abstract
Kawasaki disease is an acute febrile disease in children and many inflammatory cytokines are known to be involved in its pathogenesis. Interleukin-10 (IL-10) is an anti-inflammatory cytokine and previous reports have shown blood IL-10 levels were elevated during the acute phase of Kawasaki disease. In this study, we endeavoured to clarify the effects of IVIG on plasma IL-10 levels and to verify by RT-PCR, using specific primers, whether viral IL-10 or human IL-10 was responsible for high plasma IL-10. T-cells and B-cells were separated using magnetic beads, and IL-10 mRNA expressions were tested in both cell types. The mean plasma IL-10 levels were significantly decreased from 125.037±111.161 pg/ml, before IVIG treatment, to 32.437±54.716 pg/ml, after IVIG treatment, in subjects with Kawasaki disease. The levels of patients before IVIG treatment were significantly higher than those of the acute febrile patients (mean 26.956±13.316 pg/ml) and the normal controls (mean 16.042±5.088 pg/ml). RT-PCR was performed using specific primers to distinguish whether viral IL-10 (BCRF-1) or human IL-10 was produced in Kawasaki disease. Viral IL-10 (BCRF-1) mRNA expression was not detected in any groups and only human IL-10 mRNA transcripts were detected in PBMCs of Kawasaki patients as well as in those of acute febrile patients and normal controls. Human IL-10 mRNA transcripts were detected in both CD3+ T-cells and CD19+ B-cells. Elevated IL-10 levels during the acute phase of Kawasaki disease decreased immediately after IVIG administration, coincidentally with rapid improvement of inflammatory symptoms. Elevated plasma IL-10 in Kawasaki disease was transcripted from the human IL-10 gene and IL-10 mRNA expressions were detected in both T- and B-cells. Therefore, this study suggests that plasma IL-10 levels may be useful in the early identification and discrimination of the acute phase of Kawasaki disease from other febrile diseases. However, IVIG effects on IL-10 production still needs further investigation.
Full Text
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0165247898000169#!
DOI
10.1016/S0165-2478(98)00016-9
Appears in Collections:
1. College of Medicine (의과대학) > Dept. of Microbiology (미생물학교실) > 1. Journal Papers
Yonsei Authors
Lee, Won Young(이원영)
URI
https://ir.ymlib.yonsei.ac.kr/handle/22282913/176501
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