HELP LDL apheresis reduces plasma pentraxin 3 in familial hypercholesterolemia.

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 vasc...

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Main Authors: Michela Zanetti, Mariagrazia Zenti, Rocco Barazzoni, Federica Zardi, Annamaria Semolic, Michele Giuseppe Messa, Filippo Mearelli, Gianpaolo Russi, Maurizio Fonda, Luca Scarano, Enzo Bonora, Luigi Cattin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4094380?pdf=render

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