title: Increased levels of soluble vascular cell adhesion molecule-1 (VCAM-1) in the cerebrospinal fluid and sera of patients with multiple sclerosis and human T lymphotropic virus type-1-associated myelopathy.
abstract: We evaluated the relationship between the soluble form of vascular cell adhesion molecule-1 (sVCAM-1) and disease activity in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) or with human T lymphotropic virus type 1-associated myelopathy (HAM), and measured levels of sVCAM-1 in their cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and sera. Serum and CSF levels of sVCAM-1 were significantly increased in patients with acute relapsing MS during an exacerbation (P < 0.01 and P < 0.001), as well as in chronic progressive MS (P < 0.05 and P < 0.001), compared with healthy individuals and patients with other neurological diseases, respectively. Patients with acute relapsing MS during an exacerbation also exhibited significantly higher serum and CSF levels of sVCAM-1 vs. patients with acute relapsing MS in remission (P < 0.001). Significantly higher serum levels of sVCAM-1 were observed in patients with HAM vs. either healthy individuals (P < 0.01) or non-HAM carriers (P < 0.01). These results suggest that the determination of sVCAM-1 in the sera and CSF may be useful in monitoring the activity of MS and HAM.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine (Neurology), Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Japan.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Matsuda
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Tsukada
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Miyagi
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Yanagisawa
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D015815:Cell Adhesion Molecules / Q000097:blood* / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D018799:Intercellular Adhesion Molecule-1 / Q000032:analysis; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009103:Multiple Sclerosis / Q000378:metabolism*; D015493:Paraparesis, Tropical Spastic / Q000378:metabolism*; D019010:Vascular Cell Adhesion Molecule-1
chemical_list: D015815:Cell Adhesion Molecules; D019010:Vascular Cell Adhesion Molecule-1; D018799:Intercellular Adhesion Molecule-1