Systemic pentraxin-3 levels reflect vascular enhancement and progression in Takayasu arteritis
Systemic pentraxin-3 levels reflect vascular enhancement and progression in Takayasu arteritis
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Tombetti, Enrico , Di Chio, Maria Chiara , Sartorelli, Silvia , Papa, Maurizio , Salerno, Annalaura , Bottazzi, Barbara , Bozzolo, Enrica Paola , Greco, Marta , Rovere-Querini, Patrizia , Baldissera, Elena , Del Maschio, Alessandro , Mantovani, Alberto , De Cobelli, Francesco , Sabbadini, Maria Grazia and Manfredi, Angelo A
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England: BioMed Central Ltd
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Progression of arterial involvement is often observed in patients with Takayasu arteritis (TA) thought to be in remission. This reflects the failure of currently used biomarkers and activity criteria to detect smouldering inflammation occurring within arterial wall. Pentraxin-3 (PTX3) is a soluble pattern recognition receptor produced at sites of i...
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Systemic pentraxin-3 levels reflect vascular enhancement and progression in Takayasu arteritis
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TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_4245785
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_4245785
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1478-6354
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1478-6362,1478-6354
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10.1186/s13075-014-0479-z
