Abstract
Periostin was upregulated 11-fold in acute and chronic Kawasaki Disease coronary arteries compared with controls (P = 0.003). Kawasaki Disease patients had significantly elevated serum periostin values compared with febrile controls (P = 0.0086). There was no relationship between serum periostin values and age, gender or acute phase reactants; there was a relationship between serum periostin and maximal coronary artery Z scores that did not reach significance (P = 0.08). Periostin may prove to be useful as a component of a future diagnostic biomarker panel for Kawasaki Disease.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 659-661 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal |
Volume | 33 |
Issue number | 6 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jun 2014 |
Keywords
- Kawasaki disease
- biomarker
- periostin
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Microbiology (medical)
- Infectious Diseases
- Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health