Down-regulation of TLR2, 3, 9 and Signaling Mediators, MyD88 and TRIF, Gene Transcript Levels in Patients with Kawasaki Disease Treated with IVIG.

Kawasaki disease (KD) is an acute febrile systemic vasculitis of childhood characterized by elevated levels of inflammatory mediators at the acute stage. High-dose intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) is well accepted as a conventional therapy for KD. The aim of the present study was to determine the e...

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Published in:Iranian Journal of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Vol. 14; no. 2; pp. 188 - 198
Main Authors: Mortazavi, Seyed Hamidreza, Amin, Reza, Alyasin, Soheyla, Kashef, Sara, Karimi, Mohammad Hossein, Babaei, Maryam, Younesi, Vahid
Format: Journal Article
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences Apr2015
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