Open AccessInterleukin-17A Levels Increase in Serum of Children With Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis
Author(s) -
Gordana Vijatov-Djurić,
Aleksandra Doronjski,
Igor Mitić,
Snežana Brkić,
Nenad Barišić
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
archives of rheumatology :/archives of rheumatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.397
H-Index - 11
eISSN - 2618-6500
pISSN - 2148-5046
DOI - 10.5606/archrheumatol.2017.6067
Subject(s) - medicine , arthritis , erythrocyte sedimentation rate , juvenile , incidence (geometry) , disease , pediatrics , gastroenterology , immunology , genetics , physics , optics , biology
This study aims to determine the serum levels of interleukin-17A (IL-17A) in children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) and analyze the correlation between IL-17A values and disease activity, certain clinical features, and laboratory markers of inflammation.