title: Increased plasma soluble intercellular adhesion molecule-1 levels in patients with acute myocardial infarction.
abstract: Intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM-1) is a major ligand for 2 members of the CD18 family of leukocyte integrin adhesion molecules and mediates adhesion between leukocytes and stimulated endothelial cells. We examined plasma soluble ICAM-1 (sICAM-1) levels in 30 patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) within 6 h of symptom onset, 21 patients with unstable angina (UA), 35 patients with stable exertional angina (SEA) and 21 control subjects. Plasma sICAM-1 levels (ng/ml) were significantly higher in both the acute and chronic phases of AMI and in the UA group than in the SEA and the control groups (195 +/- 14, 198 +/- 16 in the acute and chronic phases of AMI, 188 +/- 11 in the UA group vs 142 +/- 7 in the SEA group, 141 +/- 10 in the control group, p < 0.01). Plasma sICAM-1 levels were significantly higher in AMI patients when preceded by unstable angina than when not preceded by unstable angina at any point over the time course except 1 week after admission (p < 0.01 vs admission, 12 h, 2 days, 3 days, 5 days, 2 weeks, 3 weeks. p < 0.05 vs 24 h). These results suggest that the increase in sICAM-1 is associated with repeated episodes of myocardial ischemia and reperfusion not leading to myocardial necrosis. The increase in sICAM-1 may play an important role as an inflammatory component in the pathogenesis of the ischemic myocardium.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiology, Kumamoto University School of Medicine, Japan.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kaikita
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ogawa
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yasue
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sakamoto
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Miyao
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Suefuji
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Soejima
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tayama
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hayasaki
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Honda
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kamijikkoku
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000787:Angina Pectoris / Q000097:blood; D000789:Angina, Unstable / Q000097:blood; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D018799:Intercellular Adhesion Molecule-1 / Q000097:blood*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000097:blood*; D015428:Myocardial Reperfusion Injury / Q000097:blood; D012995:Solubility
chemical_list: D018799:Intercellular Adhesion Molecule-1