title: Sensitive assessment of activity of Takayasu's arteritis by pentraxin3, a new biomarker.
authors.forename: Takashi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ishihara
authors.forename: Go
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Haraguchi
authors.forename: Tetsuo
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kamiishi
authors.forename: Daisuke
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Tezuka
authors.forename: Hiroshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Inagaki
authors.forename: Mitsuaki
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Isobe
mesh_terms: D000209:Acute-Phase Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D015415:Biomarkers / Q000097:blood / Q000378:metabolism; D002097:C-Reactive Protein / Q000378:metabolism*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011239:Prednisolone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D000683:Serum Amyloid P-Component / Q000378:metabolism*; D013625:Takayasu Arteritis / Q000097:blood* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D055815:Young Adult; D000099153:Pentraxins
chemical_list: D000209:Acute-Phase Proteins; D015415:Biomarkers; D002097:C-Reactive Protein; D011239:Prednisolone; D000683:Serum Amyloid P-Component; D000099153:Pentraxins