Abstract
Inflammatory systemic disorders with renal tissue damage require the adherence of polymorphonuclear leukocytes to the endothelium, which is mediated by cell surface adhesion molecules. This study measured the serum concentrations of circulating adhesion molecules [intercellular adhesion molecule 1 (cICAM-1), vascular cell adhesion molecule 1 (cVCAM-1), cE-selectin] by sandwich enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay in Wegener's granulomatosis (n = 25) and systemic lupus erythematosus (n = 50). Active Wegener's granulomatosis with cellular crescent formation was associated with significantly raised cICAM-1 levels, an elevated histological activity index, and a high rate of hemodialysis in comparison to Wegener's granulomatosis with fibrocellular crescents or lupus nephritis. The activity index and cICAM-1 levels can be used as parameters to predict renal outcome in Wegener's granulomatosis. cVCAM-1 levels in Wegener's granulomatosis were significantly higher in patients with hemodialysis compared to those without hemodialysis. In lupus nephritis only cVCAM-1, not cICAM-1 or cE-selectin, were significantly higher (P < 0.01) than controls. cVCAM-1 levels in both diseases were significantly higher than in controls. Only in Wegener's granulomatosis did cICAM-1 and cVCAM-1 levels decrease with clinical remission; in systemic lupus erythematosus the levels remained unchanged. cE-selectin levels were not significantly elevated in systemic vasculitis or collagen disease although individual patients revealed high serum concentrations. These data suggest that levels of circulating adhesion molecules reflect different pathophysiological processes in systemic vasculitis and collagen disease and may be used as markers of disease activity and renal outcome.
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Abbreviations
- AI:
-
activity index
- ANA:
-
anti-nuclear antibody
- ANCA:
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anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic autoantibody
- cICAM-1:
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circulating intercellular adhesion molecule-1
- cVCAM-1:
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circulating vascular cell adhesion molecule-1
- CI:
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chronicity index
- IFT:
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immunofluorescence test
- LFA-1:
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lymphocyte function-associated antigen 1
- LN:
-
lupus nephritis
- RPGN:
-
rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis
- SLE:
-
systemic lupus erythematosus
- WG:
-
Wegener's granulomatosis
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Mrowka, C., Sieberth, H.G. Circulating adhesion molecules ICAM-1, VCAM-1 and E-selectin in systemic vasculitis : marked differences between Wegener's granulomatosis and systemic lupus erythematosus. Clin Investig 72, 762–768 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00180543
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