Plasma Glycosaminoglycans in Children with Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis Being Treated with Etanercept as Potential Biomarkers of Joint Dysfunction.
Magdalena WojdasKlaudia DąbkowskaKornelia Kuźnik-TrochaGrzegorz WisowskiIwona Lachór-MotykaKatarzyna Komosinska-VassevKrystyna OlczykKatarzyna Winsz-SzczotkaPublished in: Biomedicines (2022)
The results of the present study indicate the necessity of constant monitoring of the dynamics of destructive processes of articular cartilage in children with JIA. We suggest that GAGs may be a useful biomarker to assess the clinical status of the extracellular matrix of joints.