title: Elevated soluble cellular adhesion molecules in subjects with low HDL-cholesterol.
abstract: The purpose of this study was to investigate whether the expression of cellular adhesion molecules (CAMs) is enhanced in individuals with low HDL cholesterol (HDL-C). Plasma levels of soluble vascular cell adhesion molecule-1 (sVCAM-1), intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (sICAM-1), and E-selectin (sE-selectin) were measured in subjects with low (below the 10th percentile for the Italian population), average, or high (above the 90th percentile) HDL-C. Average sICAM-1 and sE-selectin levels were significantly higher in two groups of 65 individuals with low HDL levels, either hyperlipidemic (320.5+/-16.0 and 61.4+/-3.5 ng/mL) or normolipidemic (309.6+/-13.0 and 60.0+/-2.7 ng/mL), than in subjects with average HDL levels, either hyperlipidemic (267.0+/-10.1 and 50.4+/-2.8 ng/mL) or normolipidemic (257.9+/-5.4 and 51.1+/-2.4 ng/mL), or with high HDL levels (254.8+/-10.2 and 52.5+/-3.2 ng/mL). No significant difference was found in the plasma sVCAM-1 concentration. HDL-C was inversely correlated with sICAM-1 and sE-selectin in the low-HDL subjects (r(2)=0.087 and 0.035, P=0.0007 and 0.033, respectively), but not in individuals with normal or elevated HDL-C (r(2)=0.012 and 0.006). A fenofibrate-induced increase of HDL-C in 20 low-HDL subjects was associated with a significant reduction of plasma sICAM-1 and sE-selectin concentrations. An increased CAMs expression may be a mechanism by which a low plasma HDL level promotes atherogenesis and causes acute atherothrombotic events.
authors.affiliation: Center E. Grossi Paoletti, Department of Pharmacological Sciences, University of Milano, Italy.
authors.forename: Laura
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Calabresi
authors.forename: Monica
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gomaraschi
authors.forename: Barbara
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Villa
authors.forename: Laura
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Omoboni
authors.forename: Camille
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Dmitrieff
authors.forename: Guido
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Franceschini
mesh_terms: D000704:Analysis of Variance; D001161:Arteriosclerosis / Q000209:etiology; D008076:Cholesterol, HDL / Q000097:blood* / Q000187:drug effects; D018592:Cross-Over Studies; D004311:Double-Blind Method; D019040:E-Selectin / Q000097:blood*; D005260:Female; D011345:Fenofibrate / Q000494:pharmacology; D006801:Humans; D006949:Hyperlipidemias / Q000097:blood*; D000960:Hypolipidemic Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D018799:Intercellular Adhesion Molecule-1 / Q000097:blood*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D019010:Vascular Cell Adhesion Molecule-1 / Q000097:blood*
chemical_list: D008076:Cholesterol, HDL; D019040:E-Selectin; D000960:Hypolipidemic Agents; D019010:Vascular Cell Adhesion Molecule-1; D018799:Intercellular Adhesion Molecule-1; D011345:Fenofibrate