Figure 3

Immunfluorescence staining to syndecan-1. Gastric mucosa of control samples (con) (A–C), moderate diffuse cutaneous (sys1) and severe diffuse cutaneous (sys2) forms of systemic sclerosis: epithelium (e), lamina propria (lp), superficial gastric glands (sg), reactivity to syndecan-1 (arrows). Note decrease in syndecan-1 expression in samples of diffuse cutaneous systemic sclerosis compared to control samples.