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Inhibition of intimal hyperplasia after balloon injury by antibodies to intercellular adhesion molecule-1 and lymphocyte function-associated antigen-1.

BACKGROUND: Although intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM-1) is known to be expressed in balloon-injured arteries, it remains unknown whether ICAM-1 plays a role in the progression of intimal hyperplasia (IH) induced by balloon injury. METHODS AND RESULTS: We examined the ICAM-1 expression in rat carotid arteries at 1, 2, 5, 7, 10, and 14 days after injury by immunohistochemistry. Medial smooth muscle cells (SMC) expressed ICAM-1 intensely at 1 to 2 days after injury. The regenerating endothelial cells expressed ICAM-1 more than did those of intact carotid arteries. To investigate the effects of monoclonal antibodies (MAbs) on IH, we examined the intima/ medial ratio of arteries at 2 weeks after injury in five treatment groups: nonimmune IgG, anti-membrane glycoprotein MAb, anti-lymphocyte function-associated antigen-1 (LFA-1) MAb, anti-ICAM-1 MAb, and anti-ICAM/LFA-1 MAb. Treatments were administered intravenously into rats for 6 consecutive days after injury. MAb against LFA-1 alone or membrane glycoprotein had no effect on IH. The intima/media ratios in anti-ICAM-1 MAb-treated and anti-ICAM-1/LFA-1 MAb-treated animals were significantly less than those in nonimmune IgG-treated and anti-membrane glycoprotein MAb-treated animals (P < .05). CONCLUSIONS: Balloon injury induced or upregulated the ICAM-1 expression on vascular SMC and on regenerating endothelial cells. MAb against ICAM-1 or ICAM-1/LFA-1 attenuated IH. These results suggest that ICAM-1 may play a role in the progression of IH after injury in rats.[1]

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