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Table 2 The most important leukocyte-endothelial adhesion pathways in rheumatoid arthritis

From: Endothelial cells and immune cell migration

Adhesion molecule

  

superfamily

Receptor on endothelium

Ligand(s)

Integrin

β1 integrins (most)

Extracellular matrix components (laminin, fibronectin, collagen, vitronectin, etc.)

 

α4β1 integrin

VCAM-1, fibronectin

 

β2 integrins (LFA-1, Mac-1)

ICAM-1, ICAM-3

 

αVβ3 integrin

Extracellular matrix components (fibronectin, fibrinogen, thrombospondin)

Immunoglobulin

ICAM-1, ICAM-3

β2 integrins: LFA-1, Mac-1

 

VCAM-1

α4β 1 and α4β7

 

LFA-3

CD2

 

PECAM-1 (CD31)

Homophilic, αvβ3

 

CD66a-e

?

Selectin

E-selectin

ESL-1, PSGL-1, CLA

 

P-selectin

PSGL-1

Other

CD44

Hyaluronic acid

 

Endoglin

TGF-β

 

VAP-1

?