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 (Peer-Reviewed Journal) 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, Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.377-381

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.