Immunoglobulin M antibodies present in the acute phase of Kawasaki syndrome lyse cultured vascular endothelial cells stimulated by gamma interferon.
Leung DY, Collins T, Lapierre LA, Geha RS, Pober JS. Immunoglobulin M antibodies present in the acute phase of Kawasaki syndrome lyse cultured vascular endothelial cells stimulated by gamma interferon. Journal Of Clinical Investigation 1986, 77: 1428-1435. PMID: 3084559, PMCID: PMC424542, DOI: 10.1172/jci112454.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute Kawasaki syndromeKawasaki syndromeImmunoglobulin M antibodiesGamma-IFNVein endothelial cellsM antibodiesEndothelial cellsT cellsKS seraGamma interferonClass II major histocompatibility complex antigen expressionMajor histocompatibility complex antigen expressionComplement-dependent cytotoxic activityAnti-endothelial cell antibodiesHUVE cellsHuman dermal fibroblastsHuman saphenous vein smooth muscle cellsSaphenous vein smooth muscle cellsMarked immune activationSecrete gamma interferonSecretion of lymphokinesEndothelial cell antigensAge-matched controlsVein smooth muscle cellsActivated T cells