Characterization of the T Cell Response to Lactobacillus casei Cell Wall Extract in Children With Kawasaki Disease and Its Potential Role in Vascular Inflammation

KD is an acute febrile illness and systemic vasculitis of unknown etiology among young children, which can cause coronary artery abnormalities and aneurysms (CAA) and is the leading cause of acquired heart disease among children in the US. Lactobacillus casei cell wall extract (LCWE) induces in mice...

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Main Authors: Li-En Hsieh, Adriana H. Tremoulet, Jane C. Burns, Magali Noval Rivas, Moshe Arditi, Alessandra Franco
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-02-01
Series:Frontiers in Pediatrics
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fped.2021.633244/full