Is Pentraxin-3 Stronger Than C-Reactive Protein to Determine Inflammation in Peritoneal Dialysis Patients?
Pentraxin-3 (PTX-3) is the prototype of long pentraxins and is produced by many tissues and organs including vascular endothelial cells in response to pro-inflammatory signals. It is thought to be an independent indicator of disease activity. We analyzed the correlation of PTX-3 with other markers o...
| Main Authors: | , , , , , , , , |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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SAGE Publishing
2012-09-01
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| Series: | European Journal of Inflammation |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1177/1721727X1201000305 |