Immunostaining of human brain capillaries by antibodies to very late antigens

PL McGeer, SG Zhu, S Dedhar - Journal of neuroimmunology, 1990 - Elsevier
Normal and neurologically diseased brain tissue was stained with antibodies directed
against very late antigens (VLAs) 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, their common β 1-subunit, and three
extracellular proteins: collagen type IV, laminin and fibronectin. Strong staining of capillaries
was obtained in both normal and pathological tissue with antibodies to collagen type IV and
its putative receptor VLA-1; laminin and its putative receptor VLA-6; and the common VLA β
1-subunit. Only residual plasma in vessels was stained with the antibody to fibronectin …