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Procalcitonin Beyond The Acute Phase: Novel Biomediator Properties?, Carolina Panico, Eric S. Nylen
Procalcitonin Beyond The Acute Phase: Novel Biomediator Properties?, Carolina Panico, Eric S. Nylen
Medicine Faculty Publications
Since inflammation has been linked to carcinogenic events, discovery of relevant biomarkers may have important preventative implications. Procalcitonin (ProCT) has been shown to be an important prognostic biomarker in severe inflammatory conditions, but there is no data regarding its biomarker role, if any, beyond the acute phase. In a recent study published in BMC Medicine, Cotoi et al. analyzed whether serum ProCT levels in healthy individuals are associated with mortality outcomes. The results are affirmative in that baseline ProCT was shown to be strongly and independently associated with all-cause and cancer mortality and with the incidence of colon …