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Anti-Platelet and Anti-Endothelial Cell Autoantibodies in Vietnamese Infants and Children with Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever

Nguyen Thanh Hung1, Nguyen Trong Lan1, Yee-Shin Lin2, Chiou-Feng Lin1, Le Bich Lien1, Kao-Jean Huang2, Trai-Ming Yeh2, Do Quang Ha2, Vu Thi Que Huong2, Lien-Cheng Chen2, Lam Thi My3, Jyh-Hsiung Huang4, Ching-Chuan Liu5 and Huan-Yao Lei2
  • 1 Children’s Hospital No.1- Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
  • 2 Pasteur Institute- Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
  • 3 University of Medicine and Pharmacy- Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
  • 4 Center for Disease Control, Taiwan
  • 5 National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan

Abstract

Dengue hemorrhagic fever (DHF) is a serious public health problem. Increased vascular permeability and thrombocytopenia are the hallmarks of DHF. The mechanisms involved in DHF/Dengue shock syndrome (DSS) pathogenesis is not fully understood. This study gives evidence of the presence of antibodies which cross-reacted with platelets, and endothelial cells in the sera of Vietnamese infants and children with DHF/DSS. The anti-platelet, anti-endothelial cell IgM levels were higher in the sera of DHF/DSS infants and children, compared with controls. However, the levels of these autoantibodies were not correlated with the severity of DHF (non-shock DHF vs DSS). The antiplatelet, and anti-endothelial cell autoantibodies may play a role in the pathogenesis of DHF/DSS in infants and children with predominantly primary, and secondary dengue infections, respectively. The epitopes shared by surface molecules of platelets and endothelial cells and dengue virus antigens need to be identified and avoided in designing the safe candidate vaccines.

American Journal of Infectious Diseases
Volume 4 No. 1, 2008, 41-49

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3844/ajidsp.2008.41.49

Submitted On: 9 August 2007 Published On: 31 March 2008

How to Cite: Hung, N. T., Lan, N. T., Lin, Y., Lin, C., Lien, L. B., Huang, K., Yeh, T., Ha, D. Q., Huong, V. T. Q., Chen, L., My, L. T., Huang, J., Liu, C. & Lei, H. (2008). Anti-Platelet and Anti-Endothelial Cell Autoantibodies in Vietnamese Infants and Children with Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever. American Journal of Infectious Diseases, 4(1), 41-49. https://doi.org/10.3844/ajidsp.2008.41.49

Open AccessCopyright: © 2008 Nguyen Thanh Hung, Nguyen Trong Lan, Yee-Shin Lin, Chiou-Feng Lin, Le Bich Lien, Kao-Jean Huang, Trai-Ming Yeh, Do Quang Ha, Vu Thi Que Huong, Lien-Cheng Chen, Lam Thi My, Jyh-Hsiung Huang, Ching-Chuan Liu and Huan-Yao Lei. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.

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Keywords

  • Dengue hemorrhagic fever
  • infants
  • children
  • autoantibody
  • endothelial cells
  • platelets