the purpose of this study was to examine the effect of aerobic training on levels of vascular and intracellular adhesion molecules in overweight middle-aged women. 20 sedentary obese women (mean+age: 46.1+6.88 years, bf%: 36.7+ 6.18, weight: 73.56+10 kg and bmi: 59.5+4.15 kg.m2) were selected and randomly divided into two groups. training program consisted of 50-60 min. running with an intensit...

INTRODUCTION Although renal pathology is highly predictive of the disease course in lupus nephritis, it cannot be performed serially because of its invasive nature and associated morbidity. The goal of this study is to investigate whether urinary levels of CXC ligand 16 (CXCL16), monocyte chemotactic protein-1 (MCP-1) or vascular cell adhesion molecule-1 (VCAM-1) in patients with lupus nephriti...

The VLA-4 integrin supports static cell-cell, cell-matrix adhesion, and dynamic interactions with VCAM-1. Although functions for well-conserved beta(1) integrin cytoplasmic domains in regulating static cell adhesion has been established, the molecular basis for beta(1) integrin-dependent arrest on VCAM-1 under flow conditions remains poorly understood. We have transfected the beta(1) integrin-d...

VCAM-1 and ICAM-1 are endothelial adhesion molecules of the Ig gene superfamily that may participate in atherogenesis by promoting monocyte accumulation in the arterial intima. Both are expressed in regions predisposed to atherosclerosis and at the periphery of established lesions, while ICAM-1 is also expressed more broadly. To evaluate functions of VCAM-1 in chronic disease, we disrupted its ...

To determine whether nuclear factor (NF)-kB is necessary to confer endothelial cell responsiveness to interferon (INF)-g in terms of vascular cell adhesion molecule (VCAM)-1 expression and leukocyte adhesion, human endothelial cells were treated with IFN-g in the presence of low concentrations (LCs) of interleukin (IL)-1a (#100 pg/mL), which activates NF-kB but does not induce VCAM-1 expression...

is an immunoglobulin-like adhesion molecule expressed on activated endothelial cells (1). VCAM-1 binds to α 4 β 1 integrin, which is consti-tutively expressed on lymphocytes, monocytes, and eosinophils. Interestingly , VCAM-1 can mediate both rolling-type adhesion and firm adhesion , depending on the avidity status of α 4 β 1 integrin (2). Although it is structurally similar to ICAM-1 and other...

Recent studies demonstrate that alternative splicing of mRNA from a single gene can produce two forms of vascular cell adhesion molecule 1 (VCAM-1): a six-immunoglobulin (Ig) domain form (VCAM-6D) and a seven-Ig domain form (VCAM-7D). Using a COS cell transient expression assay, we investigated whether VCAM-6D and VCAM-7D differ functionally in adhesion to the integrin VLA-4 (CD49d/CD29) on lym...

VCAM-1 is a cell surface molecule, which has been shown to mediate leukocyte adhesion to the endothelium and subsequent transmigration. Although VCAM-1 regulates adhesion through its interaction with VLA-4, VLA-4 does not play a role in VCAM-1-dependent diapedesis, an observation suggesting the presence of a second ligand for VCAM-1. We now report a novel interaction between VCAM-1 and secreted...

Recent studies demonstrate that alternative splicing of mRNA from a single gene can produce two forms of vascular cell adhesion molecule 1 (VCAM-1): a six-immunoglobulin (Ig) domain form (VCAM-6D) and a seven-Ig domain form (VCAM-7D). Using a COS cell transient expression assay, we investigated whether VCAM-6D and VCAM-7D differ functionally in adhesion to the integrin VLA-4 (CD49d/CD29) on lym...