Abstract
Endothelial cell activation during allogeneic bone marrow transplantation, mainly in acute graft-versus-host disease (aGvHD) was studied in 23 recipients and 5 controls using anti-von Willebrand factor (vWF) antibody, antibodies to endothelial leukocyte adhesion molecule-1 (ELAM-1), vascular cell adhesion molecule-1 (VCAM-1) and intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM-1), and anti-HLA-DQ antibody, by immunohistological staining of skin. vWF extravasation, ELAM-1 and VCAM-1 expression were present in most recipients with a cutaneous rash which was confirmed as an aGvHD by histological examination (documented aGvHD) (p = 0.005 for vWF extravasation and ELAM-1 expression and p = 0.03 for VCAM-1 expression in comparison with the controls). In recipients with a rash, the cases displaying vWF extravasation and ELAM-1 expression were significantly more numerous in those with a documented aGvHD than in those without histological features of aGvHD (p = 0.01). vWF extravasation and ELAM-1 occurred concomitantly (p < 0.01). This study demonstrates that, during the course of skin aGvHD following bone marrow transplantation, there is transient expression of ELAM-1 and VCAM-1 by endothelial cells and simultaneous vWF extravasation, indicating an intense inflammation with endothelial cell participation.
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