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Expression of Toll-like Receptor-2 on the Peripheral Blood Monocytes in Kawasaki Disease Patients

가와사끼병 환자에서 분리한 CD14양성 세포에서 Toll-like Receptor-2의 발현

  • Hwang, Dae Hwan (Department of Pediatrics, Yonsei University College of Medicine) ;
  • Han, Jung Woo (Department of Pediatrics, Yonsei University College of Medicine) ;
  • Choi, Kyung Min (Department of Pediatrics, Yonsei University College of Medicine) ;
  • Shin, Kyung Mi (Department of Pediatrics, Yonsei University College of Medicine) ;
  • Kim, Dong Soo (Department of Pediatrics, Yonsei University College of Medicine)
  • 황대환 (연세대학교 의과대학 소아과학교실) ;
  • 한정우 (연세대학교 의과대학 소아과학교실) ;
  • 최경민 (연세대학교 의과대학 소아과학교실) ;
  • 신경미 (연세대학교 의과대학 소아과학교실) ;
  • 김동수 (연세대학교 의과대학 소아과학교실)
  • Received : 2004.09.14
  • Accepted : 2004.10.15
  • Published : 2005.03.15
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Abstract

Objective : Toll like receptor(TLR) is known to be involved in innate immunity. Many microbial antigens stimulate TLR, and as a result of intracellular signal transduction, they activate nuclear factor-kB which produces diverse inflammtory cytokines. Until now, many research topics in Kawasaki disease focused on cytokine increasement. In this study, we aim to reveal TLR increasement which might be associated with initiation of inflammatory response. Methods : We obtained the peripheral blood of ten patients who were diagnosed with Kawasaki disease in Yonsei University College of Medicine from March 2003 to August 2003, as well as those of a febrile control group and the same number of a normal control group. Flow cytometry was done in all samples for quantification of TLR-2 expression in CD14 positive monocyte. And we also extracted total RNA of periphral monocyte and quantificated expression of TLR-2 mRNA by RT-PCR. Results : The expression of TLR-2 in Kawasaki disease increased significantly compared with the normal control group but not when compared with the febrile control group. And the expression decreased slightly in the subacute phase of Kawasaki disease compared with the acute phase, but this was statistically insignificant. mRNA expression of TLR-2 in peripheral blood monocyte also increased in the acute phase of Kawasaki disease. Conclusion : Expression of TLR-2 in Kawasaki disease increased when compared with the normal control group, which means that innate immunity is associated with the pathogenesis of Kawasaki disease.

목 적 : 본 연구에서는 가와사끼병에서 toll-like receptor(TLR)의 발현정도를 살펴 염증반응이 유발되기 시작하는 기전에 대해 접근하고자 하였다. 방 법 : 2003년 3월부터 8월까지 연세의료원에서 가와사끼병으로 진단 받은 환아 10명과 발열대조군 10명 및 정상대조군 10명의 말초혈액을 얻은 후 유세포분석기(flow cytometry)를 시행하여 CD14 양성인 단핵구에서의 TLR-2 발현정도를 측정하였다. 또한 말초 혈액 단핵구의 total RNA를 분리한 후 역전사중합효소 연쇄반응(RT-PCR)을 시행하여 TLR-2의 mRNA 발현을 살펴보았다. 결 과 : 환자군에서의 TLR-2 발현은 정상대조군보다 통계적으로 유의하게 증가되어 있었으나 임상경과에 따른 양상을 보면 급성기보다 아급성기에서 감소하였지만 통계적으로 유의한 차이는 보이지 않았고 환자군과 발열대조군의 TLR-2 발현도 의미있는 차이를 보이지 않았다. 또한 급성기 환자군의 말초혈액 단 핵구에서 TLR-2의 mRNA 발현이 증가되어 있었다. 결 론 : TLR-2의 발현은 가와사끼병 환자에서 정상대조군과 비교하여 증가되어 있었으며 이는 TLR 및 이를 통한 선천성 면역계(innate immunity)가 가와사끼병의 병인과 연관될 수 있음을 시사한다. 앞으로 TLR의 발현이 가와사끼병에서의 염증유발에 있어 구체적으로 어떤 역할을 하는지에 대한 연구가 더 필요할 것으로 사료된다.

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