CD146 (Mel-CAM), an adhesion marker of endothelial cells, is a novel marker of lymphocyte subset activation in normal peripheral blood

Abstract

CD146, also known as S-endo-1, P1H12, Mel-CAM, and MUC18, is a well-described adhesion marker of endothelial cells, which has also been identified on a limited number of other cell types, but not in fresh peripheral blood lymphocytes from healthy individuals.[1][1],[2][2] Due to its presumed