Pentraxin 3 as a biomarker of local inflammatory response to vascular injury in systemic lupus erythematosus.

In conclusion, PTX3 concentrations in SLE patients might serve as a indicator of the activation/dysfunction of vascular endothelium.
PMID: 25401491 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

Source: Autoimmunity - February 17, 2016 Category: Allergy & Immunology Tags: Autoimmunity Source Type: research