Complement lectin pathway protein levels reflect disease activity in juvenile idiopathic arthritis: a longitudinal study of the Nordic JIA cohort.

Mia B GlerupSteffen ThielVeronika RypdalEllen Dalen ArnstadMaria EkelundSuvi PeltoniemiKristiina AaltoMarite RyggSusan NielsenAnders FasthLillemor BerntsonEllen NordalTroels Herlinnull null

Published in: Pediatric rheumatology online journal (2019)

We hypothesize that increased serum M-ficolin levels are associated with higher disease activity in JIA and further, the results indicate that MASP-1, MASP-3 and CL-K1 are markers of inflammation.

Keyphrases

juvenile idiopathic arthritis
disease activity
rheumatoid arthritis
systemic lupus erythematosus
rheumatoid arthritis patients
ankylosing spondylitis
oxidative stress