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Increased expression of adhesion receptors in both lesional and non-lesional psoriatic skin

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Adhesion receptors and their ligands play a vital role in the immune system. We studied the expression of different adhesion receptors, using single- and double-staining immunohistochemical techniques, in both lesional and non-lesional skin specimens from seven psoriasis patients and in skin biopsy specimens from eight normal healthy controls. Our results showed an overall increased expression of several adhesion receptors in both lesional and non-lesional psoriatic skin. We consistently found an increased expression in particular of ICAM-1 and E-selectin on endothelial cells, and ICAM-1 on T cells and Langerhans cells. In contrast, a weak expression of VCAM-1 was found on endothelial cells and mononuclear cells in lesional psoriatic skin specimens alone. Interestingly, LFA-1 was also expressed on Langerhans cells, with a greater frequency in skin from lesional than from non-lesional sites, but was never expressed in skin from normal healthy individuals. Furthermore, significantly increased numbers of Langerhans cells and T cells with a positive reactivity for MAb HECA-452 were found in both lesional and non-lesional psoriatic skin. We hypothesize that the enhanced expression of adhesion receptors on migrating immunocompetent cells and endothelial cells of psoriatic skin in general facilitates the increased influx of activated T lymphocytes and other immunocomponent cells into the skin, and thus underscores the generalized character of the disease.

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    O. J. de Boer, I. M. M. J. Wakelkamp, J. D. Bos & P. K. Das

  2. Department of Pathology, University of Amsterdam, Academisch Medisch Centrum, Meibergdreef 9, 1105, AZ Amsterdam, The Netherlands

    O. J. de Boer, S. T. Pals, N. Claessen & P. K. Das

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de Boer, O.J., Wakelkamp, I.M.M.J., Pals, S.T. et al. Increased expression of adhesion receptors in both lesional and non-lesional psoriatic skin. Arch Dermatol Res 286, 304–311 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00402220

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