title: Expression of membrane-bound and soluble cell adhesion molecules by human brain microvessel endothelial cells.
abstract: Expression of membrane-bound (mb) and soluble (s) forms of vascular cell adhesion molecule-1 (VCAM-1) and intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM-1) induced by tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) has been measured by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay in cultured human brain microvessel endothelial cells. Both the mb and the s forms of VCAM-1 and ICAM-1 were upregulated by TNF-alpha; however, the stimulation of the s forms was delayed in time. When piracetam, a neuroprotective drug, was added to the tissue culture medium simultaneously with TNF-alpha, the expression of mbVCAM-1 and ICAM-1 was lowered. Differential upregulation of mb and s forms of adhesion molecules and a novel effect of piracetam have been demonstrated in human brain microvessel endothelial cell cultures.
authors.affiliation: National Stroke Center, Hûvösvölgyi út 116, Budapest, H-1021, Hungary.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Vastag
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Skopál
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Voko
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Csonka
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Nagy
mesh_terms: D001921:Brain / Q000098:blood supply*; D002196:Capillaries / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D004347:Drug Interactions; D004730:Endothelium, Vascular / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D005786:Gene Expression Regulation / Q000187:drug effects*; D006801:Humans; D018799:Intercellular Adhesion Molecule-1 / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000235:genetics; D008565:Membrane Proteins / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000235:genetics; D018696:Neuroprotective Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D010889:Piracetam / Q000494:pharmacology*; D012995:Solubility; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / Q000494:pharmacology*; D019010:Vascular Cell Adhesion Molecule-1 / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000235:genetics
chemical_list: D008565:Membrane Proteins; D018696:Neuroprotective Agents; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha; D019010:Vascular Cell Adhesion Molecule-1; D018799:Intercellular Adhesion Molecule-1; D010889:Piracetam