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Copyright ©2009 The WJG Press and Baishideng.
World J Gastroenterol. May 28, 2009; 15(20): 2472-2478
Published online May 28, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.2472
Figure 1
Figure 1 The heterogeneous expression of adhesion molecules allows T cells activated in the gut to home into the joints. CCR9: Chemokine receptor-9; CCL-25: Chemokine ligand-25; MadCAM1: Mucosal addressin cell-adhesion molecule-1; VCAM1: Vascular cell adhesion molecule-1; ICAM :Intracellular adhesion molecule; VLA-4: Very late antigen-4; LFA-1: Lymphocyte function associated antigen-1; VAP-1: Vascular adhesion protein-1.