The long pentraxin PTX3 is a member of the pentraxin family produced locally by stromal
and myeloid cells in response to proinflammatory signals and microbial moieties. The …

The first reports connecting uremic inflammation with a wasted and atherogenic phenotype
and poor outcome initiated in the late 1990s. Since then, about 3500 publications appear on …

Results The percentages of participants with controlled BP, white-coat, masked, and
sustained hypertension were 49.3%, 4.1%, 27.8%, and 18.8%, respectively. Compared with …

Plasma endocan levels are elevated in a large number of diseases, and may reflect
endothelial cell dysfunction. There are currently no data on endocan in patients with chronic …

Innate and adaptive immune responses participate in atherosclerosis. Pentraxins, an
essential component of the humoral arm of innate immunity, are a superfamily of acute …

Humoral fluid phase pattern recognition molecules (PRM s) are a key component of the
activation and regulation of innate immunity. Humoral PRM s are diverse. We focused on the …

Background: The aim of this study was to evaluate the distribution of pentraxin 3 (PTX3)
values in healthy subjects and to characterize its relationship with gender, age, body mass …

Although neoadjuvant chemotherapy is a standard component of breast cancer treatment,
recent evidence suggests that chemotherapeutic drugs can promote metastasis through …

Background—Pentraxin 3 (PTX3), the prototype of long pentraxins, has been described to
be associated with endothelial dysfunction in different cardiovascular disorders. No study …

Abstract Pentraxin 3 (PTX3) is an acute-phase protein that was recently demonstrated to
play pleiotropic activities in cardiovascular (CV) diseases. Tumor necrosis factor and …