Fig. 2

Levels of N formyl methionine peptides (fMET) in patients with AAV and LVV. Levels of A fMET were analyzed by ELISA in HC, and patients with MPA, GPA, GCA, and TAK in remission. Plasma levels of fMET (B) were related to disease activity in patients in remission (rem) and matching patients with active disease (active) as assessed by PGA in MPA, GPA, GCA, and TAK. Plasma levels of fMET correlated with CRP (C) and ESR (D). Statistical analyses were done using Mann-Whitney U test and Wilcoxon signed-rank test, with *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, and ***p < 0.001. Each circle represents an individual sample, with the bar representing the median of the group. The dotted line represents the 95th percentile of the HC