title: Circulating endothelial markers and ischemic status in peripheral occlusive arterial disease.
abstract: In 34 patients with peripheral occlusive arterial disease, circulating levels of endothelial cell markers were compared with the ischemic status. Unlike tissue plasminogen activator and plasminogen activator inhibitor, plasma levels of thrombomodulin were closely related to both transcutaneous oxygen pressure (p = 0.01) and the graded clinical stages of disease (p = 0.02). Levels of von Willebrand factor were correlated only with the transcutaneous oxygen pressure (p = 0.04). Since thrombomodulin and von Willebrand factor constitute markers of endothelial cell damage, the extent of endothelial injury would appear to be determined by the ischemic status.
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire d'Hématologie, Université de Bordeaux II, France.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Seigneur
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Boisseau
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Conri
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Lestage
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Amiral
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Constans
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001157:Arterial Occlusive Diseases / Q000378:metabolism / Q000503:physiopathology*; D015415:Biomarkers / Q000097:blood; D004727:Endothelium / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010100:Oxygen / Q000378:metabolism; D016491:Peripheral Vascular Diseases / Q000378:metabolism / Q000503:physiopathology*; D018180:Thrombomodulin / Q000032:analysis*; D014841:von Willebrand Factor / Q000032:analysis*
chemical_list: D015415:Biomarkers; D018180:Thrombomodulin; D014841:von Willebrand Factor; D010100:Oxygen