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Pentraxin-3 for predicting the severity of diabetic foot infection

Discussion in 'Diabetic Foot & Wound Management' started by NewsBot, Feb 21, 2019.

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    Pentraxin-3: A new parameter in predicting the severity of diabetic foot infection?
    Ozer Balin S et al
    International Wound Journal [15 Feb 2019]
     
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    Pentraxins

    Pentraxins (PTX), also known as pentaxins, are an evolutionary conserved family of proteins characterised by containing a pentraxin protein domain. Proteins of the pentraxin family are involved in acute immunological responses.[1] They are a class of pattern recognition receptors (PRRs). They are a superfamily of multifunctional conserved proteins, some of which are components of the humoral arm of innate immunity and behave as functional ancestors of antibodies (Abs). They are known as classical acute phase proteins (APP), known for over a century.[2]

    1. ^ Gewurz H, Zhang XH, Lint TF (February 1995). "Structure and function of the pentraxins". Current Opinion in Immunology. 7 (1): 54–64. doi:10.1016/0952-7915(95)80029-8. PMID 7772283.
    2. ^ Martinez de la Torre Y, Fabbri M, Jaillon S, Bastone A, Nebuloni M, Vecchi A, et al. (May 2010). "Evolution of the pentraxin family: the new entry PTX4". Journal of Immunology. 184 (9): 5055–64. doi:10.4049/jimmunol.0901672. PMID 20357257.
     
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