The long pentraxin 3 in cardiac surgery: distinct responses in

Abstract

Pentraxin 3(PTX3) is a newly identified acute phase reactant with non-redundant functions in innate immunity. The purpose of this study was to assess the kinetics of release of PTX3 in cardiac surgical patients, operated on either with or without the use of cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB).

Keywords

• cardiac surgery
• cardiopulmonary bypass
• inflammatory response
• pentraxin3