KAWASAKI DISEASE-LIKE VASCULITIS FACILITATES ATHEROSCLEROSIS, AND STATIN SHOWS A SIGNIFICANT ANTIATHEROSCLEROSIS AND ANTI-INFLAMMATORY EFFECT IN A KAWASAKI DISEASE MODEL MOUSE

Kawasaki Disease-like Vasculitis Facilitates Atherosclerosis, and Statin Shows a Significant Antiatherosclerosis and Anti-Inflammatory Effect in a Kawasaki Disease Model Mouse

Kawasaki Bread disease (KD) is an acute form of systemic vasculitis that may promote atherosclerosis in adulthood.This study examined the relationships between KD, atherosclerosis, and the long-term effects of HMG-CoA inhibitors (statins).Candida albicans water-soluble fraction (CAWS) was injected intraperitoneally into 5-week-old male apolipoprote

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