## Abstract ## Objective To assess local expression and plasma levels of pentraxin 3 (PTX3) in patients with giant cell arteritis (GCA). ## Methods Plasma and serum samples were obtained from 75 patients with GCA (20 of whom had experienced optic nerve ischemia in the previous 3 weeks and 24 of
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Selective up-regulation of the soluble pattern-recognition receptor pentraxin 3 and of vascular endothelial growth factor in giant cell arteritis: Relevance for recent optic nerve ischemia
✍ Scribed by Mattia Baldini; Norma Maugeri; Giuseppe A. Ramirez; Chiara Giacomassi; Alessandra Castiglioni; Sergio Prieto-González; Marc Corbera-Bellalta; Gabriele Di Comite; Ilenia Papa; Giacomo Dell'Antonio; Enrico Ammirati; Ivan Cuccovillo; Viviana Vecchio; Alberto Mantovani; Patrizia Rovere-Querini; Maria Grazia Sabbadini; Maria C. Cid; Angelo A. Manfredi
- Book ID
- 112002777
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- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2012
- Tongue
- English
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- 33 KB
- Volume
- 64
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0004-3591
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