Determination of physiological plasma pentraxin 3 (PTX3) levels in healthy populations

2009153 citationsJournal Article

Authors

Kazumi Yamasaki

Mayumi Kurimura · Ito Hospital

Takatoshi Kasai · Toranomon Hospital

Mina Sagara · Ecogenomics (Japan)

Tatsuhiko Kodama · The University of Tokyo

Kenji Inoue · Juntendo University Nerima Hospital

Abstract

We defined the normal range of plasma PTX3 in healthy Japanese subjects, and also showed the relationship between plasma PTX3 levels and established coronary risk factors, including MetS. PTX3 could be an ideal biomarker because it is a marker relatively independent from established coronary risk factors.

Topics & Keywords

Biomarkers in Disease Mechanisms

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine (CCLM)

Volume 47, Issue 4, pp. 471-7

DOI: 10.1515/cclm.2009.110

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