Histochemical study of the vascular endothelium of the synovial membrane of rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis by Ulex europaeus agglutinin I (UEA-I).
The Ulex europaeus agglutinin-I binding sites were significantly more distributed on the capillary endothelium of the synovium of rheumatoid arthritis (12 of 24 cases, positive) than of osteoarthritis (2 of 14 cases, positive). The distribution was not related to that of factor VIII related antigen nor IgG or IgM.
D000941:Antigens; D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000276:immunology*; D001665:Binding Sites; D004727:Endothelium / Q000276:immunology; D005169:Factor VIII / Q000276:immunology; D006651:Histocytochemistry; D006801:Humans; D007074:Immunoglobulin G / Q000378:metabolism; D007075:Immunoglobulin M / Q000378:metabolism; D037102:Lectins / Q000378:metabolism*; D010003:Osteoarthritis / Q000276:immunology*; D037121:Plant Lectins; D013583:Synovial Membrane / Q000098:blood supply* / Q000276:immunology; D014841:von Willebrand Factor
D000941:Antigens; D007074:Immunoglobulin G; D007075:Immunoglobulin M; D037102:Lectins; D037121:Plant Lectins; C036850:Ulex europaeus lectins; D014841:von Willebrand Factor; D005169:Factor VIII