CXCL1 and systemic sclerosis: Cultured mononuclear cells were stained for UE lectin, acLDL, and FSP-1 and percentages of triple-positive cells were significantly elevated in all patients with SSc (SSc all) and in patients with limited disease (lSSc) (SSc all 74 ± 7 % and lSSc 85 ± 3 % vs. controls 38 ± 2 %, p = 0.01 and p < 0.0005 - Fig. 2).