Background There are limited data on the associations of circulating angiogenic factors with
chronic kidney disease (CKD). We investigate the associations of circulating vascular …

Pentraxin 3 (PTX3) is reported to be a vascular inflammation marker providing prognostic
information of vasculopathy. Until today, however, the effect of aldosterone or oxidative …

Purpose Chronic inflammation is an obvious risk factor of atherosclerotic diseases, and the
presence of periodontal disease is one of the important sources of chronic inflammation in …

Diabetic nephropathy (DN) is a serious microvascular complication of diabetes. Compared
with other therapies for diabetic patients, islet transplantation can effectively prevent and …

Diabetic nephropathy (DN) is a principle of microangiopathy in patients with T2DM and it is
the main reason of kidney disease at the end stage in DM patients. Inflammatory processes …

Background Chronic kidney disease (CKD) in cirrhosis is one of the dreaded complications
associated with a steep rise in mortality and morbidity, including diabetes. There are limited …

ObjectivesTo evaluate the plasma levels of endothelial cell-specific molecule-1 (ESM-1) and
pentraxin-3 (PTX-3) in patients with idiopathic sudden sensorineural hearing loss, and to …

Background Mannose binding lectin (MBL) is a protein of the complement system and
pentraxin-3 (PTX3) is an acute phase protein both with an important role in inflammatory …

Cardiovascular disease is a leading cause of death worldwide, requiring the development of
new therapeutic strategies including stem cell therapy. Pentraxins (PTXs) are a superfamily …

Purpose: Erectile dysfunction (ED) is a sexual dysfunction described as the inability to
develop or maintain an erection of the penis adequate for sexual intercourse, and its …