Serum Amyloid P-Component
"Serum Amyloid P-Component" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Amyloid P component is a small, non-fibrillar glycoprotein found in normal serum and in all amyloid deposits. It has a pentagonal (pentaxin) structure. It is an acute phase protein, modulates immunologic responses, inhibits ELASTASE, and has been suggested as an indicator of LIVER DISEASE.
| Descriptor ID |
D000683
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D12.776.049.407.875 D12.776.124.050.730 D12.776.395.690
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| Concept/Terms |
Serum Amyloid P-Component- Serum Amyloid P-Component
- Amyloid P-Component, Serum
- P-Component, Serum Amyloid
- Serum Amyloid P Component
- Amyloid P Component
- P Component, Amyloid
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Serum Amyloid P-Component" by people in Profiles.
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Pentraxin 3 deletion aggravates allergic inflammation through a TH17-dominant phenotype and enhanced CD4 T-cell survival. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2017 Mar; 139(3):950-963.e9.
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TREM-1 and pentraxin-3 plasma levels and their association with obstructive sleep apnea, obesity, and endothelial function in children. Sleep. 2013 Jun 01; 36(6):923-31.
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Variation in PTX3 is associated with primary graft dysfunction after lung transplantation. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2012 Sep 15; 186(6):546-52.
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Elevated plasma long pentraxin-3 levels and primary graft dysfunction after lung transplantation for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. Am J Transplant. 2011 Nov; 11(11):2517-22.
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Studies of gene expression in human cumulus cells indicate pentraxin 3 as a possible marker for oocyte quality. Fertil Steril. 2005 Apr; 83 Suppl 1:1169-79.
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Serum amyloid P component: a predictor of clinical beta 2-microglobulin amyloidosis. Am J Kidney Dis. 1992 May; 19(5):427-32.
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Deposition and removal of cutaneous beta 2-microglobulin. Am J Nephrol. 1992; 12(5):330-5.