title: A comparative study of vascular cell adhesion molecule-1 and high-sensitive C-reactive protein in normal and preeclamptic pregnancies.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Preeclampsia is characterized by hypertension, dyslipidemia, and systemic inflammatory response. The aim of this study was to determine the level of serum level of soluble vascular cell adhesion molecule-1 (sVCAM-1) and high-sensitive C-reactive protein (hsCRP) in preeclampsia and to compare normal pregnant, mild preeclamptic, and severe preeclamptic women.
  
  
  METHODS
  A cross-sectional study was conducted to determine the plasma concentrations of sVCAM-1 and hsCRP in peripheral blood obtained from normal pregnant (n = 40), mild preeclamptic (n = 37), and severe preeclamptic women (n = 38). A concentration of soluble adhesion molecule was determined with enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. hsCRP was measured with immunoturbidometric.
  
  
  RESULTS
  There was significant difference in the means serum hsCRP between normal pregnant women and mild preeclamptic women (P < 0.05). Serum concentration of hsCRP and sVCAM-1 (ng/mL) were significantly higher in severe preeclampsia (P < 0.05) than normal pregnancy. There were also significant differences in hsCRP and sVCAM-1 levels between mild and severe (P < 0.05). There was no difference in the mean sVCAM-1 between normal pregnant and mild preeclamptic women.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  We have determined the serum concentration of VCAM-1 and hsCRP in normal pregnancy and preeclampsia. sVCAM-1 is elevated in severe preeclampsia compared with normal pregnancy, and hsCRP is elevated in severe preeclampsia compared with mild preeclampsia and normal pregnancy.
authors.forename: Mehdi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Farzadnia
authors.forename: Hossein
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ayatollahi
authors.forename: Maliheh
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hasan-Zade
authors.forename: Hamid Reza
authors.initials: HR
authors.lastname: Rahimi
keywords: high-sensitive C-reactive protein (hsCRP); normal pregnancies; preeclampsia; soluble vascular cell adhesion molecule-1 (sVCAM-1); systemic inflammatory response