INTRODUCTION An elevated level of serum C-reactive protein (CRP) is widely considered an indicator of an underlying inflammatory disease and a long-term prognostic predictor for dialysis patients. This cross-sectional cohort study was designed to assess the correlation between the level of high-sensitivity CRP (HS-CRP) and the outcome of peritoneal dialysis (PD) patients. METHODS A total of 4...

C-reactive protein (CRP) has been shown to be associated with type 2 diabetes, but whether CRP has a causal role is not yet clear. We examined the association in the Rotterdam Study, a population-based prospective cohort study. The association of baseline serum CRP and incident diabetes during follow-up was investigated, and a meta-analysis was conducted on the BMI-adjusted relation of CRP and ...

Background and objectives: The aim of the present study was to evaluate the anti-inflammatory effect of Fulcaria vulgaris hydro-alcoholic extract (F.H.E.) in Carrageenan-induced models of inflammation by investigating the changes in serum levels of C-reactive protein (CRP) level in various treatment groups. Methods: Thirty male Wistar rats were divided...

BACKGROUND The Chilean Ministry of Health has combated iron deficiency through the delivery of fortified milk by the National Complementary Feeding Program (NCFP). OBJECTIVE To assess iron status and associations between biomarkers of iron status and serum C-reactive protein (CRP) in 218 beneficiaries of the NCFP aged 19 to 72 months in Santiago and Valparaiso, Chile. METHODS Blood was coll...

OBJECTIVE To investigate the clinical advantage of several prognostic factors for predicting preterm delivery. MATERIALS AND METHODS Eighty and six patients with a singleton pregnancy admitted to Vali-Asr hospital underwent genetic amniocentesis between the 15th and 23th weeks were included in this study. Maternal serum C-reactive protein (CRP), transvaginal sonographic measurement of cervica...

BACKGROUND Although the alterations of lipid profile in lung cancer have been documented, the prognostic value of serum HDL-C level and its correlation with inflammation in NSCLC remain unknown. SUBJECTS AND METHODS Levels of preoperative serum lipid concentrations (including HDL-C, LDL-C, TC, and TG) and the inflammatory biomarker C-reactive protein level (CRP) were retrospectively analyzed ...

PURPOSE A ureter obstruction caused by a ureteral stone results in inflammatory changes in the proximal submucosal layer and prevents the spontaneous passage of the ureteral stone. Accordingly, we analyzed the relationship between the spontaneous passage rates of ureteral stones less than 8 mm in size and serum C-reactive protein (CRP) levels and neutrophil percentages. MATERIALS AND METHODS ...

Objectives: To evaluate the usefulness of serum C-reactive protein (CRP) in women with preterm prelabour rupture of membranes (PPROM) in the prediction of funisitis and early-onset neonatal sepsis (EONS), to determine a CRP cutoff value for their prediction, and to identify other significant risk factors associated with funisitis and EONS. Methods: This was a retrospective study conducted in a ...

conclusions the findings suggest that low levels of leptin may be a contributory factor for malnutrition in hd patients. further studies are required to ascertain the significance of leptin levels in relation to nutritional factors in hemodialysis patients. patients and methods this analytical descriptive study included 45 hemodialysis patients and 40 healthy subjects. biochemical parameters an...