Pentraxin-3: An acute phase protein as a biomarker

Acute phase proteins are the substances that react the earliest with chemotactic excitations of cytokines in infectious conditions. They also play a role as an acute phase response as part of innate immunity. Acute phase proteins can be used as biomarkers of systemic inflammatory conditions caused by infection/inflammatory responses, regardless of the causative agent. It can also help in the early detection and prognosis of inflammatory responses. Pentraxin-3 is an acute phase protein belonging to the pentraxin family that plays an important role in the defense of living things against pathogens. It is a possible biomarker for the diagnosis and prognosis of infectious and non-infectious diseases, especially those associated with inflammatory processes, involved in cellular and humoral immune response. Its use Its use in both human and veterinary medicine is expanding.