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E-Selectin* ; Humans ; P-Selectin*

<p>OBJECTIVETo investigate the changes of adhesion molecules, cyclic adenosine monophosphate(cAMP) and cyclic guanosine monophosphate (cGMP) in divers post 480 heliox saturation diving.p><p>METHODSFour divers were compressed within 96 hours to depths of 480 m with heliox-oxygen and held at the designated depth for 49 hours, excursion to 493 m during their saturation stay, then decompressed within 302 hours to the surface. The blood samples were collected before compression and post decompression, the expression level of intercellular adhesion molecule-1(ICAM-1), E-selectin, P-selectin, cAMP, cGMP were detected with ELISA analysis box.p><p>RESULTSCompared with the levels of CAMs before compression, the levels of ICAM-1, E-selectin, P-selectin and cGMP in the serum were changed post decompression (P > 0.05). The levels of cAMP were significantly elevated post decompression (629.91 +/- 75.01) nmol/L vs (66.72 +/- 83.15) (P < 0.05).p><p>CONCLUSIONThe decompression schedule in this heliox saturation diving is safe, the decompression sickness pathology in this diving has not been induced. But the stress response of divers are enhanced by this great depth saturation diving.p>
Cyclic AMP ; blood ; Diving ; physiology ; E-Selectin ; blood ; Helium ; Humans ; Intercellular Adhesion Molecule-1 ; blood ; Oxygen ; P-Selectin ; blood

BACKGROUND: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the time course of PAC-1 and the P-selectin expression after the initiation of antiplatelets in acute ischemic stroke. METHODS: We serially measured PAC-1 and the P-selectin expression level using flow cytometry immediately before and at: one day, seven days, and one month after starting antiplatelets in 25 patients with acute cerebral infarctions. RESULTS: The P-selectin expression increased initially (p<0.05) and then from the seventh day, it began to decrease continually (post-hoc analysis, p<0.05). However, the PAC-1 expression did not reveal significant alterations during the follow-up period of one month. CONCLUSIONS: Although the P-selectin expression rapidly declined, the PAC-1 expression remained elevated for one month. Our results suggest that the P-selectin may be useful in monitoring platelet inhibition during the early period after cerebral infarction.
Blood Platelets ; Cerebral Infarction ; Flow Cytometry ; Follow-Up Studies ; Humans ; P-Selectin* ; Stroke*

Lichen planus (LP) is a common, pruritic and inflammatory disease of the skin, hair follicles and mucous membranes. Immunologic mechanisms, especially cell-mediated immunity, play a major role in triggering the clinical expression of the disease. P-selectin is an adhesion molecule present within endothelial cells and mediates endothelial-leukocyte interactions. Therefore, it is considered that P-selectin plays an important role in LP. The aim of our study is to research the relation between P-selectin and LP. Serum P-selectin levels were determined with the enzyme- linked immunosorbent sandwich assay method in sera from 40 LP patients and 40 healthy controls. The serum levels of P-selectin were statistically significantly higher in the patients than in healthy controls (p < 0.05), in female patients (39.32 +/- 11.34 pg/ml) than in male patients (31.93 +/- 9.83 pg/ml) (p < 0.01), and in the patients with eruptive form (40.27 +/- 9.32 pg/ml) than in those with the localised (32.83 +/- 9.93 pg/ml) and hypertrophic (31.72 +/- 8.39 pg/ml) forms (both p < 0.01). In conclusion, we found a meaningful relation between LP and serum P-selectin levels.
Adult ; Biological Markers ; Female ; Human ; Lichen Planus/*blood/immunology ; Male ; Middle Aged ; P-Selectin/*blood

BACKGROUNDS: The inflammatory reaction after cerebral ischemia involving adhesion molecules aggravates neurologic deficit. This study aimed to study the change of plasma level of the adhesion molecules after acute cerebral ischemia. METHODS: Nineteen patients with acute cerebral infarction and ten control subjects without a history of cerebrovascular disease were included in this study. The patient groups were subgrouped into large artery atherosclerosis and small artery occlusion groups according to TOAST classification. Plasma levels of sP-selectin, sE-selectin, sICAM-1 and sVCAM-1 were measured within 24 hours and in 6 to 8 days after acute ischemic infarction. RESULTS: The plasma level of sP-selectin was elevated in acute stroke patients within 24 hours and in 6 to 8 days after stroke onset compared with control group(p<0.05). But plasma levels of sE-selectin, sICAM-1 and sVCAM-1 were not different from those of control group. The plasma level of sP-selectin was significantly elevated in large artery artherosclerosis group compared with control group. CONCLUSION: This study suggest that P-selectin actively involves in inflammatory process after acute ischemic stroke, especially associated with atherosclerosis.
Arteries ; Atherosclerosis ; Brain Ischemia ; Cerebral Infarction ; Classification ; Humans ; Infarction ; Neurologic Manifestations ; P-Selectin ; Plasma* ; Stroke*

PURPOSE: CD24 is a small, heavily glycosylated glycosylphosphatidylinositol-linked cell surface protein that is expressed in hematologic malignancies and in a large variety of solid tumors. It appears to function as a ligand of P-selectin, an adhesion molecule that is present in activated platelets and endothelial cells. We aimed to evaluate CD24 protein expression in adenomas and adenocarcinomas of the colon and to correlate it to clinicopathological data. METHODS: Adenomas and adenocarcinomas of the colon were stained for CD24 immunohistochemically. For statistical analysis, the staining was categorized according to stainability (negative, weakly, moderately, strongly positive) and staining patterns (membranous vs. intracytoplasmic). RESULTS: The present study clearly demonstrated that CD24 was much more abundantly expressed for adenocarcinomas than for adenomas in the colon (P <0.05). A higher significant association of cytoplasmic CD24 expression was observed with adenocarcinomas of the colon than with adenomas of the colon (P <0.05) and with positive nodal status of the colonic adenocarcinoma than with negative nodal status of the colonic adenocarcinoma (P <0.001). CONCLUSIONS: The stainability and the staining pattern of CD24 is an important molecular marker for colonic epithelial neoplasms and may help to define malignant transformation and to predict lymph-node metastasis.
Adenocarcinoma* ; Adenoma ; Colon* ; Cytoplasm ; Endothelial Cells ; Hematologic Neoplasms ; Neoplasm Metastasis ; Neoplasms, Glandular and Epithelial ; P-Selectin

<p>OBJECTIVETo explore the expression and significance of the adhesion molecules CD62P and CD44 in the peripheral blood of infants with bronchiolitis.p><p>METHODSThirty-three infants with bronchiolitis in the acute phase and 19 infants with bronchiolitis in the recovery phase, who were hospitalized between November 2014 and May 2015, were enrolled. Thirty infants with bronchopneumonia and 26 infants without infection were enrolled as the bronchopneumonia group and the control group, respectively. The CD62P expression in the peripheral blood of each group was measured by flow cytometry, and the CD44 level in serum was determined using ELISA.p><p>RESULTSThe levels of the adhesion molecules CD62P and CD44 in the bronchiolitis group in the acute phase were significantly higher than those in the bronchiolitis group in the recovery phase, the bronchopneumonia group, and the control group (P<0.05). The levels of the adhesion molecules CD62P and CD44 in the bronchiolitis group in the recovery phase were also significantly higher than those in the control group (P<0.05). In the bronchiolitis group in the acute phase, there was a positive correlation between CD62P expression and serum CD44 level (r=0.91; P<0.05).p><p>CONCLUSIONSThe adhesion molecules CD62P and CD44 play an important role in the pathogenesis of bronchiolitis, and their levels can reflect the severity of inflammatory response in infants with bronchiolitis.p>
Bronchiolitis ; blood ; etiology ; Female ; Humans ; Hyaluronan Receptors ; blood ; physiology ; Infant ; Male ; P-Selectin ; blood ; physiology

<p>OBJECTIVETo determine the change of P-selectin in avulsion-injured vessels.p><p>METHODSDifferent stretch forces of 60, 70, 80 and 90 g were applied to a vascular injury model. The expression changes of P-selectin were evaluated by RT-PCR.p><p>RESULTSThe expression of P-selection mRNA in the injured vessels increased with the stretch force.p><p>CONCLUSIONThe result associated with our previous study indicated that P-selectin may be involved in thrombosis.p>
Animals ; Endothelium, Vascular ; P-Selectin ; metabolism ; RNA, Messenger ; metabolism ; Vascular System Injuries ; genetics ; metabolism

Human platelets have distinct characters when preserved by different methods. A efficient flow cytometric assay for different preserved platelets expression of CD62p and phosphatidylserine(PS) is in dire need. Efficient flow cytometric assay for CD62p and PS expressed by preserved platelets was established and the major conditions were optimized. The platelets need not to be washed to wipe off plasma and can be labelled diredtly during the sample preparation. It is efficient for flow cytometric analysis when fresh platelet riched plasma (FPRP) was set as negative control, thrombin actived FPRP, and liquid nitrogen treated FPRP were set as positive control respectively. Gly-Pro-Arg-Pro acetate salt (GPRP) was applied to prevent platelets aggregation and fibrin formation, stabilize platelets and minimize the artificial platelets activation. This is also the key to conquer difficulty of flow cytometric quantitive analysis when platelet, Ca(2+) and plasma coexist. This flow cytometric method is specially suitable for the multi-parameter assay including PS expression for cryopreserved platelets. Minimal sample manipulation, no fixation, and GPRP application resulted in minor artifacts and good sample stability. Results suggested, this flow cytometric assay for preserved platelets is simple and efficient. In addition, the author prepared four different methods treated platelets that can be easily distinguished through this flow cytometric assay. It not only makes sure the practicability of this flow cytometric assay, but also suggests the value of the treated platelets applied in preserved platelets flow cytometric ass
Blood Platelets ; metabolism ; Flow Cytometry ; methods ; Humans ; P-Selectin ; biosynthesis ; Phosphatidylserines ; analysis ; Reproducibility of Results ; Tissue Preservation

OBJECTIVE: CD24 is a small heavily glycosylated glycosyl-phosphatidylinositol-linked cell surface protein, which is expressed in hematologic malignancies as well as in a large variety of solid tumors. It appears to function as a ligand of P-selectin, an adhesion molecule that is present in activated platelets and endothelial cells. The authors aimed to evaluate CD24 expression in adenoma and adenocarcinoma of ovary to correlate to clinicopathologic data. METHODS: Benign and malignant ovarian tumors were stained immunohistochemically. The staining was evaluated as stainability (negative, weak-, moderate-, strong-positive) and staining patterns (membranous vs. intracytoplasmic) for statistical analysis. RESULTS: A highly significant association of cytoplasmic CD24 expression with adenocarcinoma of the ovary compared to the adenoma group of this organ. The stainability and positive rate of CD24 in adenocarcinoma group was much higher than in adenoma group, but it was not statistically significant. CONCLUSION: The intracytoplasmic staining pattern of CD24 was an important molecular marker for ovarian epithelial neoplasm which could help to define malignant transformation.
Adenocarcinoma ; Adenoma ; Cytoplasm ; Endothelial Cells ; Female ; Hematologic Neoplasms ; Neoplasms, Glandular and Epithelial ; Ovary ; P-Selectin