T cell activation profiles in Kawasaki syndrome

Abstract excerpt

Superantigens (SAgs) are potent stimulators of T cells bearing specific Vbeta T cell receptors (TCR) and may play a role in the pathogenesis of Kawasaki syndrome (KS), although despite 15 years of intense study this area remains controversial. Because SAgs can cause Vbeta restricted T cell activation in the absence of Vbeta skewing the aims of this study were to describe a flow cytometric protocol to study both...

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