Effects of γ-globulin on MMP-2,MMP-9 and TNF-α secretion in human umbilical veins endothelial cells stimulated by serum from children with Kawasaki disease
AIM: To investigate the inducible matrix metalloproteases-2(MMP-2),matrix metalloproteases-9(MMP-9) and TNF-α secretion in human umbilical veins endothelial cells(HUVECs) stimulated by the serum from children with acute phase of Kawasaki disease(KD) and the regulation effect of γ-globulin on MMP-2,MMP-9 and TNF-α secretion.METHODS: HUVECs were cultured in six different conditional mediums with normal serum group(Group C),febrile serum group(Group F),KD without coronary artery lesion serum group(Group NAC),K...