Activation status of circulating neutrophils in gout patients
Authors' conclusion
Blood neutrophils from patients with polyarticular gout do not display an activated phenotype, and respond in a functionally similar way to neutrophils from healthy controls.
Study context
- Population
- Patients with polyarticular gout and healthy controls; blood neutrophils tested for activation status (reactive oxygen species (ROS) production, NET formation, receptor expression)
- Comparison
- Polyarticular gout vs healthy controls
- Outcome
- Neutrophil activation status
Methodological detailsWilcoxon rank-sum test
- Wilcoxon rank-sum test
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
- Gout neutrophils, like healthy controls, displayed a resting phenotype with regard to surface receptor expression
- Neither NET formation nor ROS production primed vs healthy controls
Further findings
- ROS production did not correlate with CRP or plasma urate levels
- Trend towards lower intracellular ROS production in colchicine-treated patients
Original publication
Activation status of circulating neutrophils in gout patients. Scand J Rheumatol. Published 3 June 2025. doi:10.
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