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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
1997-11-5
pubmed:abstractText
Previous studies have shown that adhesion molecules play a crucial role in leukocyte-endothelium interactions that occur during myocardial ischemia and reperfusion. We assessed the plasma levels of the soluble form of E-selectin (sE-selectin) and intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (sICAM-1) in 15 patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) and in 15 controls with chronic stable angina. In patients with AMI, the levels of sE-selectin and sICAM-1 increased significantly during the first 8 h after infarction and subsequently decreased. Soluble E-selectin levels were inversely related to the peak plasma levels of creatine kinase-MB (CK-MB), and the time course of their appearance in plasma correlated with that of neutrophil count and plasma D-dimer. In individual patients, peak and mean sICAM-1 levels correlated respectively with plasma D-dimer concentrations and monocyte count, but no correlation were found when their time courses were analyzed. Eight hours after symptom onset, the mean plasma sE-selectin levels were higher in patients with AMI than in those with stable angina, whereas no significant differences were found in mean plasma sICAM-1 levels between the two groups at every time analyzed. In the acute phase of MI (a) sE-selectin and sICAM-1 levels increase during the first 8 h and subsequently decrease; (b) the increase in sE-selectin probably reflects activation of endothelial cells, correlates with other inflammatory and coagulation parameters, and is inversely related to the degree of myocardial damage; and (c) sICAM-1 plasma levels do not represent a good marker of "cell activation" because they reflect activation of different cells and may be affected by different conditions.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Oct
pubmed:issn
0160-2446
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
30
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
455-60
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1997
pubmed:articleTitle
Soluble E-selectin and intercellular adhesion molecule-1 plasma levels increase during acute myocardial infarction.
pubmed:affiliation
Laboratory of Cadiovascular Pathophysiology, Istituto Scientifico San Raffaele, Milan, Italy.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't