Pleural fluid levels of vascular cell adhesion molecule-1 are elevated in eosinophilic pleural effusions.

نویسندگان

  • Ioannis Kalomenidis
  • Kamel H Mohamed
  • Kirk B Lane
  • R Stokes Peebles
  • Randal Barnette
  • R Michael Rodriguez
  • Richard W Light
چکیده

STUDY OBJECTIVES The mechanisms responsible for the accumulation of eosinophils in pleural fluid are not fully understood. The objective of the present study was to examine the relationship between pleural fluid eosinophilia and the levels of vascular cell adhesion molecule (VCAM)-1, eotaxin, RANTES (regulated upon activation, normal T-cell expressed and secreted), and interleukin (IL)-4 in pleural effusions. PATIENTS AND METHODS Thirty-one patients with eosinophilic pleural effusion (EPE) [eosinophil percentage > 10% of the pleural fluid nucleated cells] and 10 patients without EPE were evaluated. VCAM-1, eotaxin, RANTES, and IL-4 in all pleural fluids were measured using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay kits. IL-5 levels of the same fluids were measured in a previous study. RESULTS VCAM-1, eotaxin, and RANTES but not IL-4 were detectable in the pleural fluids. The mean level of VCAM-1 in EPE (336 +/- 85 ng/mL) was significantly higher (p = 0.011) than that in the noneosinophilic effusions (260 +/- 34 ng/mL) [mean +/- SD]. VCAM-1 levels were significantly correlated with the eosinophil count and percentage in all pleural fluids (r = 0.43, p = 0.005, and r = 0.37, p = 0.019, respectively). Multiple linear regression analysis disclosed that both IL-5 (beta, 0.63; p < 0.001) and VCAM-1 (beta, 0.27, p = 0.025) are independent predictors of the number of eosinophils in all pleural fluids. RANTES and eotaxin did not differ significantly between EPEs and non-EPEs, and were not correlated with the number of pleural fluid eosinophils. CONCLUSION The levels of VCAM-1 are increased in EPE, suggesting that VCAM-1 is important in the pathogenesis of EPE. Neither eotaxin nor RANTES is associated with pleural fluid eosinophilia.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Chest

دوره 124 1  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2003