Expression of β2-integrin on leukocytes in liver cirrhosis

作     者：Anatol Panasiuk Janusz ■ak Elzbieta Maciorkowska Bozena Panasiuk Danuta Prokopowicz 

作者机构：Department of Infectious Diseases Medical University of Bialystok Poland Department of Pediatrics Diagnostics Medical University of Bialystok Poland Department of Pediatric Nursing Medical University of Bialystok Poland 

出 版 物：《World Journal of Gastroenterology》 (世界胃肠病学杂志（英文版）)

年 卷 期：2006年第12卷第38期

页      面：6193-6197页

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学科分类：1002[医学-临床医学] 100201[医学-内科学(含：心血管病、血液病、呼吸系病、消化系病、内分泌与代谢病、肾病、风湿病、传染病)] 10[医学] 

主　　题：β2-integrin Liver cirrhosis Flow cytometry Leukocytes 

摘      要：AIM： To analyze β2-integrin expression on blood leukocytes in liver drrhosis. METHODS： In 40 patients with liver cirrhosis and 20 healthy individuals, the evaluation of expression of CD11a （LFA-1α）, CD11b （Mac-1α）, CD11c （αX） and CD49d （VLA-4α） on peripheral blood leukocytes was performed using flow cytometry. The analysis was carried out in groups of patients divided into B and C according to Child-Pugh＇s classification. RESULTS： An increased CDlla, CD11b, CD11c and CD49d integrin expression was observed on peripheral blood leukocytes in liver cirrhosis. The integrin levels were elevated as the advancement of liver failure progressed. The highest expression of integrins occurred predominantly on monocytes. A slight expression of VLA-4 was found on lymphocytes and granulocytes and it increased together with liver failure. A positive correlation was noted between median intensity of fluorescence （MIF） expression on polymorphonuclear cells of CD11a and CD11c and CD49d （r = 0.42, P 〈 0.01; r = 053, P 〈 0.01, respectively） in liver cirrhosis stage C. However, no correlation was observed between integrin expression on leukocytes. The concentrations of sICAM-1, sVCAM-1, and TNFα, were significantly elevated in liver cirrhosis. CONCLUSION： β2-integrin expression on leukocytes increases in liver cirrhosis decornpensated as the stage of liver failure increases, which is a result of permanent activation of leukooytes circulating through the inflamed liver environment.β2-integrin expression on circulating leukocytes can intensify liver cirrhosis,