Abstract Pentraxin-3 (PTX3) is the prototype of the long pentraxin subfamily, an acute-phase
protein consisting of a C-terminal pentraxin domain and a unique N-terminal domain. PTX3 …

MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are a group of small RNAs that control gene expression in all aspects
of eukaryotic life, primarily through RNA silencing mechanisms. The purpose of the present …

Pivotal in many ways for human health, the control of adult bone mass is governed by
complex, incompletely understood crosstalk namely between mesenchymal stem cells …

Despite the screening program, breast cancer is the commonest cause of cancer death in
women in the industrialized world. In this study, we investigate the correlation among poorly …

Replacement orthopedic surgeries are among the most common surgeries worldwide, but
clinically used passive implants cannot prevent failure rates and inherent revision …

Classification of mammary microcalcifications is based on radiological and histological
characteristics that are routinely evaluated during the diagnostic path for the identification of …

Purpose Diabetes mellitus and periodontitis are inflammatory diseases, the severity of
inflammation results in the progression and persistence of both the disorders and affects …

Abstract Pentraxin 3 (PTX3) is a multifunctional glycoprotein regulating inflammatory
response, cell proliferation and migration and deposition and remodelling of the …

Pentraxin 3 (PTX3) is an inflammatory mediator acting as a fluid-phase pattern recognition
molecule and playing an essential role in innate immunity and matrix remodeling …

The innate immune system is equipped with a number of germ-line encoded soluble pattern
recognition molecules (PRMs) that collectively mediate the humoral host response to …