Soluble adhesion molecules in serum throughout the menstrual cycle

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作者
Bonello, N [1 ]
Norman, RJ [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Adelaide, Queen Elizabeth Hosp, Dept Obstet & Gynaecol, Reprod Med Unit, Woodville, SA 5011, Australia
关键词
adhesion molecule; menstrual cycle; sE-selectin; sICAM-1; sVCAM-1;
D O I
10.1093/humrep/17.9.2272
中图分类号
R71 [妇产科学];
学科分类号
100211 ;
摘要
BACKGROUND: The female reproductive and immune systems are integrally linked with respect to shared cellular and molecular mediators. Cell adhesion molecules (CAMs) involved in leukocyte-endothelial interactions, e.g. intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM-1), vascular cell adhesion molecule-1 (VCAM-1) and E-selectin, are regulated by sex steroids when expressed by cultured endothelium, while uterine and ovarian CAM expression appears to be cyclically or gonadotrophin-regulated. METHODS AND RESULTS: To determine if these effects translate into changes in soluble CAMs (sICAM-1, sVCAM-1 and sE-selectin) levels in peripheral blood, normally cycling women received regular venous sampling throughout a complete menstrual cycle. Soluble ICAM-1 levels were maximal in the early and mid-follicular stages, progressively decreased throughout the remainder of the cycle and were significantly reduced in the late luteal stage (P < 0.001). Levels of sVCAM-1 fluctuated during the follicular phase and mid-cycle, but also declined in the late luteal phase (P < 0.01), whereas sE-selectin concentration did not vary markedly across the menstrual cycle. Plasma hormone and urinary hormone metabolite levels confirmed precise cycle tracking and revealed an inverse relationship between sICAM-1 and estradiol (r = -0.38, P < 0.005). A negative correlation was also apparent between sVCAM-1 and circulating monocyte cell numbers (r = -0.47, P < 0.001). CONCLUSIONS: The normal cyclic variation in peripheral sICAM-1 and sVCAM-1 levels reported here may reflect uterine and/or ovarian tissue remodelling events, and is of particular importance if soluble CAM levels are utilized as biological markers of certain disease states in women of reproductive age.
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