The multifactorial role of neutrophils in rheumatoid arthritis.

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Of all cells implicated in the pathology of rheumatoid arthritis (RA), neutrophils possess the greatest cytotoxic potential, owing to their ability to release degradative enzymes and reactive oxygen species. Neutrophils also contribute to the cytokine and chemokine cascades that accompany inflammation, and regulate immune responses via cell-cell interactions. Emerging evidence suggests that neutrophils also have...

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• Arthritis, Rheumatoid
• Autoantigens
• Cytotoxins
• Disease Models, Animal
• Extracellular Traps