Neutrophils extracellular traps formation may serve as a biomarker for disease activity in oligoarticular juvenile idiopathic arthritis: a pilot study

Abstract Background Juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) is the most common chronic rheumatic disease in children, causing significant morbidity. Despite the dramatic improvement in treatment, many patients do not achieve complete remission, and biomarkers for subclinical disease, flares, and respons...

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Published in:	Arthritis Research & Therapy
Main Authors:	Merav Heshin-Bekenstein, Szilvia Baron, Grant Schulert, Anna Shusterman, Victoria Fidel, Yoav Ben-Shahar, Rachel Shukrun, Yoav Binenbaum, Ronit Elhasid
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	BMC 2023-07-01
Subjects:	Juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) Neutrophil Neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs) Neutrophil elastase (NE) Myeloperoxidase (MPO)
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.1186/s13075-023-03104-9