The Role of PTX3 in Mineralization Processes and Aging-Related Bone Diseases

The Role of PTX3 in Mineralization Processes and Aging-Related Bone Diseases

The Long Pentraxin 3 (PTX3) is a multifunctional glycoprotein released by peripheral blood leukocytes and myeloid dendritic cells in response to primary pro-inflammatory stimuli, that acts as a non-redundant component of the humoral arm of innate immunity. In addition to the primary role in the acut...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Umberto Tarantino, Chiara Greggi, Ida Cariati, Virginia Veronica Visconti, Monica Gasparini, Marco Cateni, Elena Gasbarra, Annalisa Botta, Antonietta Salustri, Manuel Scimeca
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-01-01
Series:Frontiers in Immunology
Subjects:
PTX3
inflammation
mineralization
bone diseases
ectopic calcification
fracture healing
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fimmu.2020.622772/full

Internet

https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fimmu.2020.622772/full

Similar Items