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. 2008 Sep 9;41(5):115–120. doi: 10.1267/ahc.08017

Fig. 6.

Fig. 6

Ratio of lymphatic vessels expressing ICAM-1 and VCAM-1 in mouse tongue with TNF-α. Without TNF-α 45% of blood vessels (closed bar) and 10% of initial lymphatics (open bar) expressed ICAM-1 while no collecting lymphatic vessels (grey bar) expressed ICAM-1. With TNF-α 90% of blood vessels, 75% of initial lymphatics, and 40% of collecting lymphatic vessels expressed ICAM-1. Without TNF-α 5% of blood vessels expressed VCAM-1 while no lymphatic vessels expressed VCAM-1. With TNF-α 75% of blood vessels, 30% of initial lymphatics, and 5% of collecting lymphatic vessels expressed VCAM-1. In all cases the ICAM-1 and VCAM-1 expression was significantly higher in blood vessels than lymphatic vessels. Data are expressed as mean±SEM.