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dc.contributor.authorBai, Zhen J
dc.contributor.authorLi, Yi P
dc.contributor.authorHuang, Jie
dc.contributor.authorXiang, Yong J
dc.contributor.authorLu, Chun Y
dc.contributor.authorKong, Xiao X
dc.contributor.authorTian, Jian M
dc.contributor.authorWang, Jiang H
dc.contributor.authorWang, Jian
dc.date.accessioned2014-07-17T12:06:46Z
dc.date.available2014-07-17T12:06:46Z
dc.date.issued2014-06-17
dc.identifier.citationBai ZJ. The significance of Notch ligand expression in the peripheral blood of children with hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD). BMC Infectious Diseases. 2014 Jun 17;14(1):337en_GB
dc.identifier.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2334-14-337
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10147/323350
dc.descriptionHand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD), a virus-induced infectious disease that usually affects infants and children, has an increased incidence in China in recent years. This study attempted to investigate the role of the Notch signaling pathway in the pathogenesis of HFMD.en_GB
dc.description.abstractAbstract Background Hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD), a virus-induced infectious disease that usually affects infants and children, has an increased incidence in China in recent years. This study attempted to investigate the role of the Notch signaling pathway in the pathogenesis of HFMD. Methods Eighty-two children diagnosed with HFMD were enrolled into this study. The HFMD group was further divided into the uncomplicated HFMD and HFMD with encephalitis groups. The control group included 40 children who underwent elective surgery for treatment of inguinal hernias. Results Children with HFMD displayed significantly reduced CD3+, CD3+CD4+ and CD3+CD8+ cell subsets, but substantially enhanced CD3−CD19+ cell subset (p < 0.05 versus control subjects). The expression levels of Notch ligands Dll1 and Dll4 in the peripheral blood of the HFMD group were significantly higher than those in the control group (p < 0.05). There were statistically significant differences in CD3+, CD3+CD4+ and CD3−CD19+ cell subsets, but not in Notch ligand expression, between the uncomplicated HFMD and HFMD with encephalitis groups. Dll4 expression in HFMD subjects correlated negatively with the CD3+ and CD3+CD8+ cell subsets (p < 0.05), but positively with the CD3−CD19+ cell subset (p < 0.05). Furthermore, Dll4 expression in HFMD with encephalitis subjects correlated positively with total white blood cell (WBC) counts and total protein contents in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) (p < 0.05). Conclusions The Notch ligand Dll4 exhibits a strong correlation with the CD3+, CD3+CD8+ and CD3−CD19+ cell subsets in children with HFMD, indicating that the Notch signaling may be involved in the development of HFMD by affecting the number and status of peripheral lymphocytes.
dc.language.isoenen
dc.subjectCOMMUNICABLE DISEASEen_GB
dc.subjectINFECTION CONTROLen_GB
dc.titleThe significance of Notch ligand expression in the peripheral blood of children with hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD)en_GB
dc.typeArticleen
dc.language.rfc3066en
dc.rights.holderZhen Jiang Bai et al.; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.
dc.description.statusPeer Reviewed
dc.date.updated2014-06-28T07:04:04Z
refterms.dateFOA2018-08-24T12:20:48Z
html.description.abstractAbstract Background Hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD), a virus-induced infectious disease that usually affects infants and children, has an increased incidence in China in recent years. This study attempted to investigate the role of the Notch signaling pathway in the pathogenesis of HFMD. Methods Eighty-two children diagnosed with HFMD were enrolled into this study. The HFMD group was further divided into the uncomplicated HFMD and HFMD with encephalitis groups. The control group included 40 children who underwent elective surgery for treatment of inguinal hernias. Results Children with HFMD displayed significantly reduced CD3+, CD3+CD4+ and CD3+CD8+ cell subsets, but substantially enhanced CD3&#8722;CD19+ cell subset (p&#8201;&lt;&#8201;0.05 versus control subjects). The expression levels of Notch ligands Dll1 and Dll4 in the peripheral blood of the HFMD group were significantly higher than those in the control group (p&#8201;&lt;&#8201;0.05). There were statistically significant differences in CD3+, CD3+CD4+ and CD3&#8722;CD19+ cell subsets, but not in Notch ligand expression, between the uncomplicated HFMD and HFMD with encephalitis groups. Dll4 expression in HFMD subjects correlated negatively with the CD3+ and CD3+CD8+ cell subsets (p&#8201;&lt;&#8201;0.05), but positively with the CD3&#8722;CD19+ cell subset (p&#8201;&lt;&#8201;0.05). Furthermore, Dll4 expression in HFMD with encephalitis subjects correlated positively with total white blood cell (WBC) counts and total protein contents in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) (p&#8201;&lt;&#8201;0.05). Conclusions The Notch ligand Dll4 exhibits a strong correlation with the CD3+, CD3+CD8+ and CD3&#8722;CD19+ cell subsets in children with HFMD, indicating that the Notch signaling may be involved in the development of HFMD by affecting the number and status of peripheral lymphocytes.


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