Long Pentraxin PTX3 Exacerbates Pressure Overload–Induced Left Ventricular Dysfunction

Satoshi Suzuki; Tetsuro Shishido; Akira Funayama; Shunsuke Netsu; Mitsunori Ishino; Tatsuro Kitahara; Toshiki Sasaki; Shigehiko Katoh; Yoichiro Otaki; Tetsu Watanabe; Yoko Shibata; Alberto Mantovani; Yasuchika Takeishi; Isao Kubota

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0053133

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Long Pentraxin PTX3 Exacerbates Pressure Overload–Induced Left Ventricular Dysfunction

Satoshi Suzuki,

Affiliations Department of Cardiology, Pulmonology, and Nephrology, Yamagata University School of Medicine, Yamagata, Japan, Department of Cardiology and Hematology, Fukushima Medical University, Fukushima, Japan
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Tetsuro Shishido ,

* E-mail: tshishid@med.id.yamagata-u.ac.jp

Affiliation Department of Cardiology, Pulmonology, and Nephrology, Yamagata University School of Medicine, Yamagata, Japan
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Akira Funayama,

Affiliation Department of Cardiology, Pulmonology, and Nephrology, Yamagata University School of Medicine, Yamagata, Japan
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Shunsuke Netsu,

Affiliation Department of Cardiology, Pulmonology, and Nephrology, Yamagata University School of Medicine, Yamagata, Japan
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Mitsunori Ishino,

Affiliation Department of Cardiology, Pulmonology, and Nephrology, Yamagata University School of Medicine, Yamagata, Japan
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Tatsuro Kitahara,

Affiliation Department of Cardiology, Pulmonology, and Nephrology, Yamagata University School of Medicine, Yamagata, Japan
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Toshiki Sasaki,

Affiliation Department of Cardiology, Pulmonology, and Nephrology, Yamagata University School of Medicine, Yamagata, Japan
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Shigehiko Katoh,

Affiliation Department of Cardiology, Pulmonology, and Nephrology, Yamagata University School of Medicine, Yamagata, Japan
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Yoichiro Otaki,

Affiliation Department of Cardiology, Pulmonology, and Nephrology, Yamagata University School of Medicine, Yamagata, Japan
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Tetsu Watanabe,

Affiliation Department of Cardiology, Pulmonology, and Nephrology, Yamagata University School of Medicine, Yamagata, Japan
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Yoko Shibata,

Affiliation Department of Cardiology, Pulmonology, and Nephrology, Yamagata University School of Medicine, Yamagata, Japan
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Alberto Mantovani,

Affiliation Department of Translational Medicine, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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Yasuchika Takeishi,

Affiliation Department of Cardiology and Hematology, Fukushima Medical University, Fukushima, Japan
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Isao Kubota

Affiliation Department of Cardiology, Pulmonology, and Nephrology, Yamagata University School of Medicine, Yamagata, Japan
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Long Pentraxin PTX3 Exacerbates Pressure Overload–Induced Left Ventricular Dysfunction

Satoshi Suzuki,
Tetsuro Shishido,
Akira Funayama,
Shunsuke Netsu,
Mitsunori Ishino,
Tatsuro Kitahara,
Toshiki Sasaki,
Shigehiko Katoh,
Yoichiro Otaki,
Tetsu Watanabe

Published: January 23, 2013
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0053133

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