Pentraxin-3 serum levels are associated with disease severity and mortality in patients with systemic inflammatory response syndrome.

The long pentraxin-3 (PTX3) is a key component of the humoral arm of the innate immune system. PTX3 is produced locally in response to pro-inflammatory stimuli. To investigate PTX3 levels and its use as a biomarker in patients with systemic inflammation, we developed a solid-phase enzyme-linked immu...

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Main Authors: Simone Bastrup-Birk, Mikkel-Ole Skjoedt, Lea Munthe-Fog, Jens J Strom, Ying Jie Ma, Peter Garred
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3767672?pdf=render
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