Title
Expression of adhesion molecules in cases of drepanocytemia
Other title
Expresión de las moléculas de adhesión en la anemia drepanocítica
Date Issued
01 May 2009
Access level
metadata only access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Abraham C.
Del Valle Pérez L.
Socarrás Ferrer B.
Martínez T.
Martínez E.
Svarch E.
Ramírez P.
Ballester Santovenia J.
Centro de Inmunología Molecular
Abstract
In patients with drepanocytemia (DP) in basal state and with crises of painful vaso-occlusive (PVOC) authors studied the expression in mononuclear cells (MNC) and neutrophils, of LFA-1, VLA-4, L-selectine and ICAM-1; in peripheral blood (PB), VCAM-1 and CD34 molecules, and in red blood cells with different density, VLA-4 and Lutheran molecules, with specific monoclonal antibodies by indirect immunofluorescence by flux cytometry. In both groups there was a significant decrease in expression of LFA-1 and VLA-4 molecules MNC and of LFA-1 in neutrophils of patients basal state; decrease in L-selectine molecule expression in MNC and in patients in basal state. Increase of IACM-1 (CD54), CD34 and VCAM-1 (CD106) in MNC and in peripheral blood of basal patients shows the presence of a permanent leukocyte activation state determined by the continuous subclinical inflammation. The significant increase of ICAM-1 in neutrophils and CD34 and VCAM-1 in peripheral blood in both groups of patients with a higher increase of VCAM-1 in patients in crises, shows the monocyte, lymphocyte , neutrophils, and of endothelial cells during the PVOC and the release of these latter to periphery. We note a higher expression of LFA-1, L-selectine and ICAM-1 molecules in neutrophils of patients with PVOC and a significant increase of CD18 molecule in MNC of patients with PVOC that may be explained by monocyte activation in vaso-occlusive phenomenon.
Start page
59
End page
74
Volume
25
Issue
2
Language
Spanish
OCDE Knowledge area
Inmunología Hematología
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-74849139944
Source
Revista Cubana de Hematologia, Inmunologia y Hemoterapia
ISSN of the container
08640289
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