ArticleJournal of Korean medical science2018
Association between Plasma Pentraxin 3 Levels and Bone Mineral Density in Elderly Koreans: the Dong-gu Study.
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- The Role of PTX3 in Mineralization Processes and Aging-Related Bone Diseases.Frontiers in immunology · 2020Pooled it
- Correlation of serum pentraxin 3 expression with disease severity and its prognostic value in postmenopausal osteoporosis.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2025Article
- Association of Plasma Pentraxin-3 Level with Lipid Levels and Cardiovascular Risk Factors in People with No History of Lipid-Lowering Medication: the Dong-gu Study.Journal of atherosclerosis and thrombosis · 2019Article
- Usefulness of Plasma Pentraxin 3 Levels in Acute and Chronic Inflammatory Diseases.Journal of Korean medical science · 2018Article
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Abstract
backgroundWe investigated the association between pentraxin 3 (PTX3), a novel inflammatory marker, and bone mineral density (BMD) in the general Korean population.
methodsWe selected a sub-cohort of 1,440 subjects (757 men and 683 women) from participants in the community-based Dong-gu Study. The mean age was 66.0 ± 8.1 years for men and 63.7 ± 7.9 years for women. The plasma PTX3 levels were measured using an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay, and BMD was measured in the femoral neck and lumbar spine using dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry. Linear regression analyses were used to evaluate the association between the plasma PTX3 levels and BMD.
resultsPTX3 was inversely associated with the BMD of the lumbar spine (
conclusionThis study suggests that PTX3 levels might be inversely associated with BMD in elderly men.
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