Single cells are deleted from the midst of living tissue during normal turnover and embryogenesis.
This event is not associated with inflammation or autoimmunity. Little is known of the …

Pentraxins are acute-phase proteins produced in vivo during inflammatory reactions. Classical
short pentraxins, C-reactive protein, and serum amyloid P component are generated in …

Objective To verify whether the prototypical long pentraxin PTX3 represents an indicator of
the activity of small‐vessel vasculitis. Methods Concentrations of PTX3, a pentraxin induced …

Objectives Erdheim–Chester disease (ECD) is a rare inflammatory disorder characterised
by organ infiltration by non-Langerhans’ histiocytes. Although rare, ECD is clearly an …

Background: Because pentraxin-3 (PTX3) is produced by immune and vascular cells in
response to proinflammatory signals, it may be a useful biomarker for defining disease activity in …

Objective To evaluate the efficacy of antiinflammatory agents, steroids, immunosuppressants,
and biologic agents in patients with adult‐onset Still's disease (AOSD) who have either …

Objectives Erdheim-Chester disease (ECD) is a rare form of histiocytosis characterised by
uncontrolled chronic inflammation. The oncogenic BRAF V600E mutation has been reported …

… Sabbadini‘s work was supported by a MURST hO% grant. Dr. Rovere is the recipient of a
Mario and Valeria Rindi fellowship from the Fondazione Italiana per la Ricerca sul Cancro. …

Objective Erdheim‐Chester disease (ECD) is a rare form of non–Langerhans' cell histiocytosis
(LCH) of unknown etiology, characterized by diffuse histiocyte infiltration of bones and …

OBJECTIVE: Cell death normally occurs during pregnancy and is critical during its common
complication, preeclampsia. The long pentraxin 3 (PTX3) gene is generated in tissues that …