Decreased CXCR1 and CXCR2 expression on neutrophils in anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic autoantibody-associated vasculitides potentially increases neutrophil adhesion and impairs migration
Nan Hu, Johanna Westra, Abraham Rutgers, Berber Doornbos-Van der Meer, Minke G Huitema, Coen A Stegeman, Wayel H Abdulahad, Simon C Satchell, Peter W Mathieson, Peter Heeringa and Cees G M Kallenberg Abstract Introduction: In anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic autoantibody (ANCA)-associated vasculitides (AAV), persistent inflammation within the vessel wall suggests perturbed neutrophil trafficking leading to accumulation of activated neutrophils in the microvascular compartment. [...]