Pentraxin-3 as a Marker of Advanced Atherosclerosis Results from the Bruneck, ARMY and ARFY Studies

OBJECTIVE: Pentraxins like C-reactive protein are key components of the innate immune system. Recently, pentraxin-3 (PTX3) has been proposed to be a specific marker of vascular inflammation, yet its association with atherosclerosis is still unclear. METHODS AND RESULTS: PTX3 serum levels were measur...

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Autores principales: Knoflach, Michael, Kiechl, Stefan, Mantovani, Alberto, Cuccovillo, Ivan, Bottazzi, Barbara, Xu, Qingbo, Xiao, Qingzhong, Gasperi, Arno, Mayr, Agnes, Kehrer, Marlene, Willeit, Johann, Wick, Georg
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2012
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3272046/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22319633
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0031474

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3272046/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22319633
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0031474

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