BACKGROUND Dengue fever and leptospirosis have partially overlapping geographic distributions, similar clinical presentations and potentially life-threatening complications but require different treatments. Distinguishing between these cosmopolitan emerging pathogens represents a diagnostic dilemma of global importance. We hypothesized that perturbations in host biomarkers can differentiate bet...

BACKGROUND The present study was aimed at determining whether routine prenatal measurements of circulating soluble intercellular adhesion molecule (sICAM-1; CD54) and soluble vascular cell adhesion molecule (sVCAM-1; CD106) in midgestation have predictive value for the identification of pregnant women destined to develop preeclampsia or other complications of pregnancy during late gestation. ...

Because serum levels of soluble intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (sICAM-1) are elevated in cancer and sICAM-1 is angiogenic, we tested the ability of sICAM-1 to promote tumor growth. Our preliminary experiments showed that exogenous sICAM-1 significantly stimulated the growth of human tumors in vivo. Human fibrosarcoma transfectants, which express ICAM-1, produce ICAM-1 on the cell surface and...

The serum levels of soluble intercellular adhesion molecule 1 (ICAM-1) were significantly elevated (P < .001) in patients with chronic B-lymphocytic leukemia (B-CLL, n = 113) compared with healthy controls (n = 31). sICAM-1 levels in B-CLL were positively correlated to the tumor mass as reflected by the modified Rai and the Binet staging systems, lymphocyte counts, and isolated spleno/hepatomeg...

There is increasing evidence that pro-inflammatory molecules play an important role in the ventricular remodelling of congestive heart failure (CHF). Among these molecules, intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM-1) is a key mediator for the necrosis of cardiac muscle. This study compares, for the first time, the effects of the angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitor perindopril and conve...

Although animal and human studies have demonstrated that ozone inhalation leads to airway epithelial inflammation and damage, the underlying mechanisms are not fully understood. We cultured human bronchial epithelial cells as explant cultures and investigated the effect of 6 h of exposure to 0-500 parts per billion (ppb) O3 with or without 10(-5) M nedocromil sodium on: 1) epithelial cell membr...

BACKGROUND Vascular cell adhesion molecule (VCAM)-1, intercellular adhesion molecule (ICAM)-1, and E-selectin mediate adhesion and transmigration of leukocytes to the vascular endothelial wall and may promote plaque growth and instability. In a prospective study, we evaluated the effect of soluble adhesion molecules on the risk of future cardiovascular events among patients with angiographicall...

BACKGROUND Results from previous ARIC (Atherosclerosis Risk In Communities) analyses indicate that soluble intercellular adhesive molecule-1 (sICAM) and soluble thrombomodulin (sTM) levels are associated with risk of coronary heart disease (CHD) in an opposite direction. A high sICAM level increases the risk of CHD, whereas a high level of sTM has a lower risk of CHD. It was unclear whether the...

AIM: The inflammatory response, initiated by neutrophil and monocyte adhesion to endothelial cells, is important in the pathogenesis of acute coronary syndromes. Platelets play an important role in inflammatory process by interacting with monocytes and neutrophils. In this study, we investigated the effect of tirofiban on the levels of cell adhesion molecules (soluble intercellular adhesion mol...

High levels of physical activity have been linked to benefits in cardiovascular and bone health by affecting, in part, changes in proinflammatory profile. Therefore, we have aimed to assess the effects of intensive training on markers of inflammation, endothelial activation and auto-immunity in the absence of the potential confounding effects of incident atherosclerosis. The subjects comprised ...