Linkage between IL-23 and coronary arterial lesions in pediatric patients with Kawasaki disease
Elevated serum IL-23 is associated with heightened inflammatory activity and the presence of coronary artery lesions in KD, suggesting that IL-23 may contribute to CAL pathogenesis and represent a potential biomarker of vascular involvement.
Authors
- Jianmin Wu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0999-9194)
- Siqi Feng
- Penghui Yang
- Wei Yi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4241-8205)
- Qijian Yi
- Ya Su
Institutions
- Specialty Materials (United States) (US)
- Children's Hospital of Chongqing Medical University (CN)
- Chongqing Municipal Health Commission (CN)
- Chongqing Medical University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Pediatrics
- Published
- 2026-02-23
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fped.2026.1769445
- Primary Topic
- Kawasaki Disease and Coronary Complications
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00