Abstract 273: Levels Of Vcam-1 Are Associated With Flow-mediated Dilation In Healthy African American Adults

Background: Vascular cell adhesion molecule-1 (VCAM-1) mediates the adhesion of monocytes to vascular endothelium, which play a role in the development of endothelial dysfunction and atherosclerosis. Flow-mediation dilation (FMD) is an endothelium-dependent response, which is mediated by nitric oxide and closely related to endothelial function. The purpose of the study was to test whether levels of VCAM-1 were associated the...