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The relationship between serum adiponectin and inflammatory cytokines in obese Korean juveniles

Sung Hwan Byun, Eun Byul Kwon, Se Young Kim

Clin Exp Pediatr. 2014;57(12):533-537. Published online December 31, 2014

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Purpose

Obesity is related to systemic inflammatory processes causing cardiovascular complications. Intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM-1), CD40 ligand (CD40L), P-selectin are newly described mediators of inflammation and have a significant effect in atherosclerosis. Adiponectin has shown anti-inflammatory effects in adults. The aim of this study was to evaluate the relationship between adiponectin and inflammatory mediators in children and adolescents.

Methods

Fifty children or adolescents,...

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3345/kjp.2014.57.12.533

Usefulness of echocardiographic findings in the early diagnosis of Kawasaki disease

Chang Hwan Choi, Sung Hwan Byun, Je Duk Jeon, Jong-Woon Choi

Clin Exp Pediatr. 2007;50(1):47-51. Published online January 15, 2007

Purpose : The early diagnosis of Kawasaki disease (KD) is difficult sometimes, especially in atypical or incomplete cases presenting 4 or less principal clinical features without coronary arterial lesions (coronary arterial ectasia or aneurysm). The authors investigated the incidence of echocardiographic abnormalities in patients with KD to discover whether abnormal echocardiographic findings might be helpful in the early diagnosis of...

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