title: Antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies in juvenile chronic arthritis.
abstract: We present the results of antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA) staining in patients with juvenile chronic arthritis (JCA). Thirty-one patients with an age range of 1-16 years were included in the study: 13, 15 and three patients, respectively, were classified having oligoarticular, polyarticular and systemic-onset disease. Indirect immunofluorescence analysis revealed ANCA staining in 45% of the patients. All, except one, revealed atypical pANCA staining. ELISA studies for anti-myeloperoxidase were positive in only one patient with typical pANCA staining. PR-3 ANCA tested negative in all patients. There were no significant correlations between ANCA staining and the clinical parameters of the patients. We conclude that, although the specificity of ANCA in JCA remains to be elucidated, it may be effective in the pathogenesis of the disease.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Nephrology, Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bakkaloglu
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ozen
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Saatci
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Erguven
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Topaloglu
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Bassoy
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Besbas
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D019268:Antibodies, Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic / Q000032:analysis* / Q000276:immunology; D001171:Arthritis, Juvenile / Q000276:immunology*; D015415:Biomarkers / Q000032:analysis; D001799:Blood Sedimentation; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002908:Chronic Disease; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D005260:Female; D019084:Fluorescent Antibody Technique, Indirect; D006801:Humans; D007074:Immunoglobulin G / Q000276:immunology; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D012720:Severity of Illness Index
chemical_list: D019268:Antibodies, Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic; D015415:Biomarkers; D007074:Immunoglobulin G