Elevated plasma level of Pentraxin 3 is associated with emphysema and mortality in smokers

BACKGROUND: Pentraxin 3 (PTX3) influences innate immunity and inflammation, host defence, the complement cascade and angiogenesis. PTX3 expression in lung and blood of subjects with tobacco exposure, and its potential relationship with disease pattern and clinical outcome are poorly understood. METH...

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Hauptverfasser: Zhang, Yingze, Tedrow, John, Nouraie, Mehdi, Li, Xiaoyun, Chandra, Divay, Bon, Jessica, Kass, Daniel J, Fuhrman, Carl R, Leader, Joseph K, Duncan, Steven R, Kaminski, Naftali, Sciurba, Frank C
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Sprache:Inglês
Veröffentlicht: 2021
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Online Zugang:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8249179/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33479043
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1136/thoraxjnl-2020-215356
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