Dissecting The Role Of TNFα In Kawasaki Disease: Alteration Of Cell Fate By TNFα After Superantigen Activation

Kawasaki disease (KD) is an acute inflammatory disease characterized by persistent inflammation of the coronary arteries. KD is characterized by the release of cytokines such as tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNFα) and is thought to be initiated by a superantigen (SAg). The Lactobacillus casei cell w...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Wong, Aaron
Other Authors: Yeung, Rae S. M.
Language:en_ca
Published: 2011
Subjects:
TNF
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1807/31634