Host-protective effect of circulating pentraxin 3 (PTX3) and complex formation with neutrophil extracellular traps

Pentraxin 3 (PTX3) is a soluble pattern recognition receptor which is classified as a long-pentraxin in the pentraxin family. It is known to play an important role in innate immunity, inflammatory regulation and female fertility. PTX3 is synthesized by specific cells, primarily in response to inflam...

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Main Authors: Kenji eDaigo, Takao eHamakubo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2012-12-01
Series:Frontiers in Immunology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fimmu.2012.00378/full