Human C-reactive protein (CRP) 1059G/C polymorphism

C-reactive protein: CRP IL-6 homocysteine.

The antimicrobial properties of C-reactive protein (CRP).

C-reactive protein, CRP, is a predominant pattern-recognition receptor (PRR) in the plasma of the horseshoe crab, which recognizes lipopolysaccharide (LPS). Native CRP2 has previously been shown to exhibit agglutination activity against the polysialic capsule of Escherichia coli K1 but its role in bacterial clearance is not well characterized. In this work, the antimicrobial activity of a recom...

Role of C Reactive Protein (CRP) in Leptin Resistance

Increased plasma levels of both leptin and C reactive protein (CRP) have been reported in a number of conditions, including obesity, and have been linked to cardiovascular pathophysiological processes and increased cardiovascular risk; interestingly these two biomarkers appear to be able to reciprocally regulate their bioavailability, through complex mechanisms that have not been completely cla...

Serum C-Reactive Protein (CRP), Target for Therapy or Trouble?

High sensitivity serum C-reactive protein (hs-CRP) has come into clinical use as a marker of risk for cardiovascular disease (CVD). In addition to a role as a marker of disease, CRP has also been implicated in the pathogenesis of CVD. Specific small-molecule inhibitors of CRP have recently been developed with the intent of mitigating cardiac damage during acute myocardial infarction. However, t...

Perplexity of monocyte responses to C-reactive protein (CRP).

Thromb Haemost 2008; 99: 461–462 C-reactive protein (CRP), a member of the pentraxin family, is one of the prototypic plasma biomarkers of inflammation (1, 2). The physiological roles of CRP in the innate immune response have, however, remained elusive as it possesses both proand anti-inflammatory actions (1, 2). Inflammation is pivotal in all phases of atherosclerosis from the nascent lesion t...