Relationships between plasma pentraxin 3 levels and inflammation markers patients with tunneled permanent catheter in hemodialysis

Yigit I. P., Doğukan A., Taşkapan H., Comert M., İlhan N., Ulu R., ...More

JOURNAL OF VASCULAR ACCESS, vol.16, pp.377-381, 2015 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 16
  • Publication Date: 2015
  • Doi Number: 10.5301/jva.5000409
  • Journal Name: JOURNAL OF VASCULAR ACCESS
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.377-381
  • Inonu University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Purpose: Vascular access (VA) devices may contribute to chronic inflammation in hemodialysis (HD). Pentraxin 3 (PTX3) is a recently discovered acute phase protein that responds more rapidly than other inflammatory markers. This study compared PTX3 and other markers between HD patients and healthy controls.