title: Circulating ICAM-1 levels in children with atopic dermatitis.
abstract: Circulating intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM-1) levels were measured in 48 patients with atopic dermatitis (mild in 29, moderate in 13, and severe in 6) and in 32 controls. Circulating ICAM-1 levels gradually increased with the severity of atopic dermatitis (216 +/- 68 in control, 323 +/- 66 in mild, 376 +/- 92 in moderate, and 555 +/- 93 ng/mL in severe atopic dermatitis, respectively). A significant correlation was observed between serum ICAM-1 and eosinophilic cationic protein levels in patients with atopic dermatitis (r = .71, P < .01). Although a significant positive correlation was observed between serum eosinophilic cationic protein levels and peripheral eosinophil counts (r = .63, P < .01), only a weak correlation was observed between serum ICAM-1 levels and peripheral eosinophil counts (r = .35, P < .05). Changes in serum ICAM-1 levels in ten patients treated with ketotifen for 3 months were also demonstrated. A close correlation was observed between serum ICAM-1 levels and the disease severity (r = .76, P < .01). From these results, we speculate that serum ICAM-1 level may reflect the extent of inflamed tissue in atopic dermatitis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Kansai Medical University, Osaka, Japan.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kojima
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ono
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Aoki
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kameda-Hayashi
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kobayashi
mesh_terms: D001798:Blood Proteins / Q000032:analysis; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003876:Dermatitis, Atopic / Q000097:blood / Q000276:immunology* / Q000473:pathology; D047091:Eosinophil Granule Proteins; D004804:Eosinophils / Q000378:metabolism; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D018799:Intercellular Adhesion Molecule-1 / Q000097:blood*; D007958:Leukocyte Count; D008297:Male; D012260:Ribonucleases
chemical_list: D001798:Blood Proteins; D047091:Eosinophil Granule Proteins; D018799:Intercellular Adhesion Molecule-1; D012260:Ribonucleases