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HELP LDL Apheresis Reduces Plasma Pentraxin 3 in Familial Hypercholesterolemia

BACKGROUND: Pentraxin 3 (PTX3), a key component of the humoral arm of innate immunity, is secreted by vascular cells in response to injury, possibly aiming at tuning arterial activation associated with vascular damage. Severe hypercholesterolemia as in familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) promotes vas...

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Autores principales: Zanetti, Michela, Zenti, Mariagrazia, Barazzoni, Rocco, Zardi, Federica, Semolic, Annamaria, Messa, Michele Giuseppe, Mearelli, Filippo, Russi, Gianpaolo, Fonda, Maurizio, Scarano, Luca, Bonora, Enzo, Cattin, Luigi
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4094380/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25014007
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0101290