A cross-sectional cohort study of the activity and turnover of neutrophil granulocytes in juvenile idiopathic arthritis
Abstract Background The inflammatory process in juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) involves both the innate and the adaptive immune system.The turnover and activity of neutrophil granulocytes may be reflected by proteins secreted from primary or secondary granules and from the cytoplasm of sequestered cells.Our primary aim was to compare the level