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High serum levels of M‐CSF and G‐CSF in Kawasaki disease

To examine any role of macrophage colony‐stimulating factor (M‐CSF), in the immune responses in Kawasaki disease (KD), we serially assayed M‐CSF and several related cytokines using ELISA. In 10 paediatric patients with KD the level of M‐CSF was significantly higher in the acute phase than in the convalescent phase (1476.1 ± 443.6 v 805.0 ± 184.7 U/ml). Higher levels of serum granulocyte colony‐stimulating factor (G‐CSF) and interleukin‐6 were also found in the acute phase. These results suggest that M‐CSF, G‐CSF and interleukin‐6, derived from monocytes as monokines or derived from vascular endothelial cells, might play an important role in the acute phase of KD.