title: ICAM-1, ICAM-2 and ICAM-3 in the sera of patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.
abstract: In order to test the serum levels of ICAM-1, ICAM-2 and ICAM-3 in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), twenty patients with IPF and eleven with secondary interstitial fibrosis (SIF), as well as forty healthy volunteers (HV) were studied. Serum intracellular adhesion molecules (ICAM) 1, 2 and 3 were assessed by ELISA. Functional respiratory tests, which included spirometry and lung diffusing capacity were simultaneously performed. Median values of serum ICAM-1 and ICAM-2 were higher in the patients' than in the healthy volunteers' (HV) group: IPF group: 946.60 ng/ml and 400.14 ng/ml; SIF group: 901.58 ng/ml and 378.27 ng/ml; HV group: 308.40 ng/ml and 217.55 ng/ml, respectively (p<0.05). ICAM-3 serum levels were equal between the three groups. ICAM-2 negatively correlated to DLCO values. (p<0.005). It can be concluded that ICAM 1 and 2 are elevated in the sera of patients with pulmonary fibrosis. ICAM-2 might be associated with a more impaired clinical status.
authors.affiliation: Pulmonary Department, University of Thessaly, Greece. pauletta24@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Pelagia G
authors.initials: PG
authors.lastname: Tsoutsou
authors.forename: Konstantinos I
authors.initials: KI
authors.lastname: Gourgoulianis
authors.forename: Efthymia
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Petinaki
authors.forename: Maria
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mpaka
authors.forename: Smaragda
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Efremidou
authors.forename: Antonios
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Maniatis
authors.forename: Pashalis Adam
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Molyvdas
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D015703:Antigens, CD / Q000097:blood*; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D015815:Cell Adhesion Molecules / Q000097:blood*; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D018799:Intercellular Adhesion Molecule-1 / Q000097:blood*; D008297:Male; D011446:Prospective Studies; D011658:Pulmonary Fibrosis / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D015703:Antigens, CD; D015815:Cell Adhesion Molecules; C065289:ICAM2 protein, human; C483616:ICAM3 protein, human; D018799:Intercellular Adhesion Molecule-1