CHRONIC INFLAMMATORY DISEASES ASSOCIATED WITH HEV-LIKE VASCULATURE
DISEASE AFFECTED
ORGAN
PLUMP
ENDOTHELIUM
MUCIN-LIKE CAMS ON
ENDOTHELIUM*
Crohn's disease Gut + +
Diabetes mellitus Pancreas + +
Graves' disease Thyroid + +
Hashimoto's thyroiditis Thyroid + +
Rheumatoid arthritis Synovium + +
Ulcerative colitis Gut + +
* Includes GlyCAM-1, MAdCAM-1, and CD34.
 
SOURCE: Adapted from J. P. Gerard and T. A. Springer, 1995, Immunol. Today 16:449.