Plasma pentraxin-3 levels in patients with Takayasu's arteritis during routine follow-up

Alibaz-Oner F., Aksu K., Yentur S. P., Keser G., Saruhan-Direskeneli G., Direskeneli H.

CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL RHEUMATOLOGY, cilt.34, sa.3, 2016 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 34 Sayı: 3
  • Basım Tarihi: 2016
  • Dergi Adı: CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL RHEUMATOLOGY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Takayasu's arteritis, pentraxin-3, activity, DISEASE-ACTIVITY, DIAGNOSIS, PTX3, VASCULITIS
  • Marmara Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Objective. To date, no biomarker is universally accepted to be a surrogate for active disease being one of major difficulties in follow-up of Takayasu's arteritis (TAK). In this study, we aimed to investigate plasma pentraxin-3 (PTX-3) levels and its correlation with activity in patients with TAK.