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MeSH Heading: Pentraxins
Tree Number(s): D12.776.124.050.001
Unique ID: D000099153
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D000099153
Scope Note: A family of ACUTE PHASE PROTEINS characterized by a shared pentraxin PROTEIN DOMAIN. They include C-reactive protein and serum amyloid P component and function in the regulation of INNATE IMMUNITY and INFLAMMATION.
Entry Term(s): Neuronal Pentraxin; PTX-3 Protein; PTX3 Protein; Pentraxin; Pentraxin 3; Pentraxin-Related Protein 3; TNF-Stimulated Gene14; TSG-14 Protein
Registry Numbers: 0
Public MeSH Note: 2026; PTX3 PROTEIN was indexed under SERUM AMYLOID P COMPONENT and C-REACTIVE PROTEIN 1992-2025; NEURONAL PENTRAXIN was indexed under C-REACTIVE PROTEIN and NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS 1995-2025
History Note: 2026 (1992)
Date Introduced: 2026/01/01
Last Updated: 2026/01/01

Allowable Qualifiers: administration & dosage (AD)

adverse effects (AE)

agonists (AG)

analogs & derivatives (AA)

analysis (AN)

antagonists & inhibitors (AI)

biosynthesis (BI)

cerebrospinal fluid (CF)

chemical synthesis (CS)

chemistry (CH)

classification (CL)

deficiency (DF)

drug effects (DE)

economics (EC)

genetics (GE)

history (HI)

immunology (IM)

isolation & purification (IP)

metabolism (ME)

pharmacokinetics (PK)

pharmacology (PD)

physiology (PH)

poisoning (PO)

radiation effects (RE)

standards (ST)

supply & distribution (SD)

therapeutic use (TU)

toxicity (TO)

ultrastructure (UL)

urine (UR)

Concept UI: M0208443
Registry Numbers: 0
Terms: Pentraxin 3 Preferred Term
Term UI T001147175
Date02/14/2025
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1992); Pentraxin-Related Protein 3
Term UI T001147176
Date02/14/2025
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1992); PTX-3 Protein
Term UI T001147177
Date02/14/2025
LexicalTag ABX
ThesaurusID NLM (2026); PTX3 Protein
Term UI T001147178
Date02/14/2025
LexicalTag ABX
ThesaurusID NLM (1992); TNF-Stimulated Gene14
Term UI T001147179
Date02/14/2025
LexicalTag ABX
ThesaurusID NLM (2005); TSG-14 Protein
Term UI T001147180
Date02/14/2025
LexicalTag ABX
ThesaurusID NLM (1992)

Pentraxins MeSH Descriptor Data 2026