title: Correlation between the levels of circulating adhesion molecules and atherosclerosis in type-2 diabetic normotensive patients: circulating adhesion molecules and atherosclerosis.
abstract: Endothelial dysfunction is a common feature in type-2 diabetic patients and is associated with inflammation, increased levels of circulating soluble adhesion molecules and atherosclerosis. The aim of this study was to evaluate the relationship between the levels of circulating soluble adhesion molecules and the degree of atherosclerosis in normotensive type-2 diabetic patients.
  
  
  RESULTS
  We found significant correlations between ICAM-1 (r = 0.69, p < 0.001 95% IC 0.65 to 0.82) and VCAM-1 (r = 0.4, p < 0.03, 95% IC 0.65 to 0.82) levels and maximal carotid artery intimal-medial thickness, whereas no correlation was observed with E-selectin.
  
  
  METHODS
  We studied 30 normotensive type-2 diabetic patients in whom VCAM-1, ICAM-1 and E-selectin were measured by ELISA. Additionally, the intimal-medial thickness of both the common and internal carotid arteries was measured (B-mode ultrasound). The levels of circulating adhesion molecules and maximal carotid artery intimal-medial thicknesses were correlated using the Spearman correlation coefficient test. Statistical analysis was performed with ANOVA.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Our results suggest that ICAM-1 and VCAM-1 are markers associated, and correlated with the degree of atherosclerosis in normotensive type-2 diabetic patients.
authors.affiliation: Metabolic and Research Clinic, Hospital General de Ticomán SS DF, México DF, Mexico. clinhta@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Alberto Francisco
authors.initials: AF
authors.lastname: Rubio-Guerra
authors.forename: Hilda
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Vargas-Robles
authors.forename: Alberto Maceda
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Serrano
authors.forename: Jose Juan
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Lozano-Nuevo
authors.forename: Bruno Alfonso
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Escalante-Acosta
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D050197:Atherosclerosis / Q000097:blood* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology; D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000502:physiology; D017536:Carotid Artery, Common / Q000473:pathology; D015815:Cell Adhesion Molecules / Q000097:blood*; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000097:blood*; D003925:Diabetic Angiopathies / Q000097:blood* / Q000473:pathology; D019040:E-Selectin / Q000097:blood; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D018799:Intercellular Adhesion Molecule-1 / Q000097:blood; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D017539:Tunica Intima / Q000473:pathology; D019010:Vascular Cell Adhesion Molecule-1 / Q000097:blood
chemical_list: D015815:Cell Adhesion Molecules; D019040:E-Selectin; D019010:Vascular Cell Adhesion Molecule-1; D018799:Intercellular Adhesion Molecule-1