Abstract:Objective To observe the serum resistin level and resistin gene promoter 420 C/G polymorphism in Kawasaki disease (KD), and to analyze its relevance. Methods Sixty children with Kawasaki disease (KD) were randomly selected for KD group, the same number of healthy children were included into control group. ELISA was used to detect serum resistin level in the children. PCR restriction fragment length polymorphism (PCR-RFLP) technique was utilized to detect the polymorphisms of resistin gene-420 C/G locus.The related parameters of hematology including blood leucocyte count (WBC), red blood cell count (RBC),hemoglobin (Hb), and hemotocrit (Hct) were also tested. Results Compared with the control group, the peripheral blood levels of WBC, RBC, Hb and Hct were significantly decreased, and the platelet count was significantly increased in the KD group (p < 0.05). The serum resistin level of the KD group was significantly higher than that of the control group. Detection of serum resistin gene promoter 420 C/G polymorphism showed that compared with the control group, the gene frequency of GG was relatively lower than that of CC in the KD group (p < 0.05). Pearson correlation analysis showed that in the children with KD, the plasma resistin level was in negative correlation with WBC, RBC, Hb and Hct (p < 0.05); but in positive correlation with platelet count (p < 0.05). WBC, RBC, platelet, Hct and resistin levels in the KD children with GG genotype were significantly higher than those in the KD children with CG genotype, which were in turn significantly higher than those in the KD children with CC genotype. Conclusions Serum resistin level significantly increases in children with Kawasaki disease, which suggests serum resistin level can be used as a potential indicator for diagnosis of Kawasaki disease.