Plasma long pentraxin 3 as a marker of endothelial dysfunction in early diabetic nephropathy

ObjectiveThis study investigated the utility of measuring plasma long pentraxin 3 (PTX3) levels in the early detection of endothelial dysfunction compared with Von Willebrand factor (vWF) activity and flow-dependent arterial dilatation (well-known markers of endothelial dysfunction) in early diabeti...

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Main Authors:	Amr A. El Meligi, Alaa M. Abdel Hamid, Manal A. Aziz, Hemmat E. El Haddadd, Marian F. Ishak, Elham M. Yousief
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	SpringerOpen 2013-01-01
Series:	The Egyptian Journal of Internal Medicine
Subjects:	endothelial dysfunction, long pentraxin 3, microalbuminuria, type 2 diabetes, vWF
Online Access:	http://www.esim.eg.net/article.asp?issn=1110-7782;year=2013;volume=25;issue=3;spage=117;epage=126;aulast=El

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Plasma long pentraxin 3 as a marker of endothelial dysfunction in early diabetic nephropathy

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