Role of Intercellular Adhesion Molecule-1 (ICAM-1) of Community Acquired Pneumonia in Mansoura University Hospitals (MUHs)

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

1 Zoology Department, Faculty of Science , Immunolgy Department, Mansoura University

2 Microbiology Department ,Faculty of Medicine, Mansoura University

Abstract

Background:Pneumonia is an inflammation of the lung that is most often caused by infection with bacteria, viruses, or other organisms. Occasionally, inhaled chemicals that irritate the lungs can cause pneumonia, Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) is defined as pneumonia not acquired in a hospital or a long-term care facility. Despite the availability of potent new antimicrobials and effective vaccines, ICAM-1 is a cytokine inducible adhesion molecule expressed on the cells of multiple lineages at sites of inflammation.
 

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