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ArticleYonsei medical journal2024

Alterations in Plasma Cytokine Levels in Korean Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder.

Songjoo Shim, Sungji Ha, Juli Choi, Ho-Keun Kwon, Keun-Ah Cheon

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Article in Yonsei medical journal, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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Songjoo ShimDepartment of Psychiatry, Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0009-0697-5929
Sungji HaDepartment of Psychiatry, Institute of Behavioral Science in Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. neuroscience79@gmail.com.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0159-4248
Juli ChoiDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0006-5989-9868
Ho-Keun KwonDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3175-0376
Keun-Ah CheonDepartment of Psychiatry, Institute of Behavioral Science in Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7113-9286
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Funding

National Research Foundation of Korea 2021R1A2C2010913National Research Foundation of Korea RS-2023-00243317Yonsei University College of Medicine 6-2020-0232
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeNumerous studies have supported the role of the immune dysfunction in the pathogenesis of autism spectrum disorder (ASD); however, to our knowledge, no study has been conducted on plasma cytokine levels in children with ASD in South Korea. In this study, we aimed to analyze the immunological characteristics of Korean children with ASD through plasma cytokine analysis. MATERIALS AND

methodsBlood samples were collected from 94 ASD children (mean age 7.1; 81 males and 13 females) and 48 typically developing children (TDC) (mean age 7.3; 30 males and 18 females). Plasma was isolated from 1 mL of blood by clarifying with centrifugation at 8000 rpm at 4℃ for 10 min. Cytokines in plasma were measured with LEGENDplex HU Th cytokine panel (BioLegend, 741028) and LEGENDplex HU cytokine panel 2 (BioLegend, 740102).

resultsAmong 25 cytokines, innate immune cytokine [interleukin (IL)-33] was significantly decreased in ASD children compared with TDC. In acute phase proteins, tumor necrosis factor α (TNF-α) was significantly increased, while IL-6, another inflammation marker, was decreased in ASD children compared with TDC. The cytokines from T cell subsets, including interferon (IFN)-γ, IL-5, IL-13, and IL-17f, were significantly decreased in ASD children compared to TDC. IL-10, a major anti-inflammatory cytokine, and IL-9, which modulates immune cell growth and proliferation, were also significantly decreased in ASD children compared to TDC.

conclusionWe confirmed that Korean children with ASD showed altered immune function and unique cytokine expression patterns distinct from TDC.

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Autism Spectrum DisorderCytokinesChildFemaleHumansInflammationInterferonsMaleTumor Necrosis Factor-alphaCytokinesInterferonsTumor Necrosis Factor-alphaAutism spectrum disorderblood cytokineimmune dysfunctionKorean

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