Does Pentraxin-3 contribute to the reduction of low-density lipoprotein levels by statin therapy?

• Main Authors: Vuković-Dejanović Vesna (Author), Spasojević-Kalimanovska Vesna (Author), Kalimanovska-Oštrić Dimitra (Author), Bogavac-Stanojević Nataša (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Pharmaceutical Association of Serbia, Belgrade, Serbia, 2022-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Statins have been shown to decrease inflammatory markers, especially high sensitivity C reactive protein (hsCRP), in a dose-dependent manner. Pentraxin-3 (PTX3) is another important inflammatory biomarker from the pentraxin family that provides useful prognostic information and facilitates diagnosti...