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. 1993 Sep;52(9):667–671. doi: 10.1136/ard.52.9.667

Distribution of cell adhesion molecules in skeletal muscle from patients with systemic lupus erythematosus.

M Pallis 1, D K Robson 1, D O Haskard 1, R J Powell 1
PMCID: PMC1005144  PMID: 7694552

Abstract

OBJECTIVE--To investigate the pathophysiology of perivascular mononuclear cell infiltrates observed in skeletal muscle from patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). METHODS--Immunocytochemical techniques were used to examine frozen 5 microns sections from the quadriceps needle muscle biopsy specimens of 14 patients with SLE (including seven with infiltrates) for the expression of the cytokine inducible adhesion molecules intercellular adhesion molecule 1 (ICAM-1), vascular cell adhesion molecule-1 (VCAM-1), and E-selectin. RESULTS--Vessels in 6/7 SLE biopsy specimens with perivascular infiltrates expressed VCAM-1 at a density of > 2 vessels/mm2 in contrast with 0/7 SLE biopsy specimens without infiltrates and 1/6 control specimens. In contrast, E-selectin expression was increased ( > 0.3 positive vessels/mm2) in SLE biopsy specimens compared with control tissue regardless of the presence of perivascular infiltration. VCAM-1 and ICAM-1 were also noted on extravascular cells in the infiltrates, being particularly prominent on the intermuscle fibre dendritic processes of CD68+ HLA-DR+ cells. CONCLUSION--Expression of these cytokine inducible adhesion molecules may be important in the migration of mononuclear cells into skeletal muscle and may be involved in intercellular interactions within the tissue.

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