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Phenotypic and functional characterisation of synovial fluid-derived neutrophils in knee osteoarthritis and knee infection.
Osteoarthritis and cartilage - 1 Jan 2023
Manukyan G, Gallo J, Mikulkova Z, Trajerova M, Savara J, Slobodova Z, Fidler E, Shrestha B, Kriegova E
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OBJECTIVE: An increase in the number of neutrophils (NEUs) has long been associated with infections in the knee joints; however, their impact on knee osteoarthritis (KOA) pathophysiology remains largely unexplored. DESIGN: This study compared the phenotypic and functional characteristics of synovial fluid (SF)-derived NEUs in KOA and knee infection (INF). RESULTS: KOA NEUs were characterised by a lower expression...
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