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The Dual Complexity of PTX3 in Health and Disease: A Balancing Act?

The humoral arm of innate immunity is complex and includes various molecules that serve as markers of inflammation with complementary characteristics, such as the short pentraxins C-reactive protein (CRP) and serum amyloid P (SAP) and the long pentraxin PTX3. There is a growing amount of evidence –...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Magrini, Elena, Mantovani, Alberto, Garlanda, Cecilia
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier Ltd. 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5414840/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27179743
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.molmed.2016.04.007
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Sumario:The humoral arm of innate immunity is complex and includes various molecules that serve as markers of inflammation with complementary characteristics, such as the short pentraxins C-reactive protein (CRP) and serum amyloid P (SAP) and the long pentraxin PTX3. There is a growing amount of evidence – including mouse and human genetics – that suggests that PTX3 is essential in conferring host resistance against selected pathogens and, moreover, that it plays a dual antagonistic role in the regulation of inflammation. Dissection of such a yin-and-yang role of pentraxins in immunity and inflammation is timely and significant as it may pave the way for better clinical exploitation against various diseases.