Activated neutrophils take a long time to pass through a narrow lumen like a micropore, and
are supposed to play a deteriorating effect on microcirculation. Although the activation of …

Objective Increase of neutrophil chemotaxis in Behçet's disease (BD) has been described,
but it is not clear whether there is a correlation with other variables of neutrophil function and …

Behçet's disease (BD) has a heterogeneous spectrum of disease manifestations featuring
the involvement of different organs and can be characterized with different symptoms …

Comparative in vivo examinations of skin (cutaneous pathergy test, skin window technique
over 24 h according to Rebuck) were carried out in 12 patients with Behçet's disease (BD) …

Background: The common histopathology of Behçet's disease is vasculitis associated with
ac-tivation of neutrophils. The level of plasma elastase-a 1-proteinase inhibitor (Ea 1-PI) …

Background and objectives Behçet's disease (BD) is a multi-system inflammatory disorder
that can cause vasculitis. Here we questioned whether Neutrophils in BD cause vasculitis …

Behçet's disease (BD) is a chronic inflammatory multisystemic disorder characterized mainly
by vasculitis. Although the pathergy reaction (PR) has been accepted as one of the major …

Objective Although the etiology of Behcet's disease is not clarified yet, the vascular
endothelial damage and thrombosis are prominent features of the disease. The underlying …

Neutrophil hyperfunction is a hallmark of pathological features in Behçet's disease. We
found that HLA-B51, which is the most well defined genetic marker in the disease, is …

Neutrophil activation in Behcet’s disease Page 1 Neutrophil activation in Behcet’s disease E.
Eksioglu-Demiralp1, H. Direskeneli2, A. Kibaroglu1, S. Yavuz2, T. Ergun3, T. Akoglu1 …