title: Circulating intercellular adhesion molecule-1 and E-selectin in patients with acute coronary syndrome.
abstract: To characterize the role of circulating intercellular adhesion molecules (ICAM-1) and E-selectin in patients with acute coronary syndrome, serum levels of ICAM-1 and E-selectin were measured by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). Group 1 comprised 17 patients with acute myocardial infarction; group 2 included 17 patients with unstable angina; and group 3 included 19 control subjects. These 53 patients all had prolonged chest pain within 24 h and all underwent coronary angiography. Group 1 and 2 patients had significant coronary artery disease, while group 3 had normal coronary arteries. Blood samples were collected at the emergency department before antiplatelet agents were given. Serum levels of 1CAM-1 were higher in group 1 and 2 (383 +/- 27 and 337 +/- 11 ng/mL, respectively) as compared with group 3 (282 +/- 18 ng/mL) (group 1 vs 3, p<0.01; group 2 vs 3, p<0.05). The serum levels of ICAM-1 were not significantly different between group 1 and 2. Serum levels of E-selectin in group 1, 2, and 3 were 58 +/- 8, 51 +/- 4, and 58 +/- 5 ng/mL, respectively. The serum levels of E-selectin showed no significant difference among the three groups. In conclusion, serum levels of ICAM-1 were elevated in patients with acute coronary syndrome within 24 h, while the E-selectin levels did not change significantly. This finding suggests that adhesion molecule may play an important role in the postrolling process of leukocyte-endothelial cell interaction in acute coronary syndrome.
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, Shin Kong Wu Ho-Su Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.
authors.forename: K G
authors.initials: KG
authors.lastname: Shyu
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Chang
authors.forename: C C
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Kuan
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000789:Angina, Unstable / Q000097:blood; D001772:Blood Cell Count; D019040:E-Selectin / Q000097:blood*; D004562:Electrocardiography; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D018799:Intercellular Adhesion Molecule-1 / Q000097:blood*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000097:blood* / Q000175:diagnosis
chemical_list: D019040:E-Selectin; D018799:Intercellular Adhesion Molecule-1