Lipoprotein (a) [Lp(a)], is an independent risk factor for atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease in patients on chronic hemodialysis. A low concentration of high density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) and serum albumin are another potential risk factors. The purpose of this study was to explore in patients on chronic hemodialysis, whether Lp(a) elevated levels are influenced by activated acut...

conclusions crp, a well-known acute phase reactant that increases rapidly in various inflammatory processes, can be accepted as a strong predictor in classifying different grades of the disease, and treatment can be reliably planned according to this classification. results mean crp levels of groups were found to be significantly different, 18.96 mg/l in group i, 133.51 mg/l in group ii, and 23...

OBJECTIVE To determine the presence or absence of an acute phase response after training for court and field sports. PARTICIPANTS All members of the Australian women's soccer team (n = 18) and all members of the Australian Institute of Sport netball team (n = 14). METHODS Twelve acute phase reactants (white blood cell count, neutrophil count, platelet count, serum iron, ferritin, and transf...

During the acute phase response to tissue injury or inflammation, the concentration of several plasma proteins change. Previous work (29-34) suggested a role for interleukin 1 (IL-1) in the acute phase response. The availability of recombinant-generated mouse IL-1 prompted a study designed to directly test the function of IL-1 and its mechanism of action on hepatic synthesis of two positive acu...

BACKGROUND Leptin, a pleiotropic hormone, has been suggested to be part of an acute-phase response during an inflammatory stimulus. Its correlation with other acute-phase reactants during minor infection in children has not been investigated. OBJECTIVES To study the correlation between levels of serum leptin and those of C-reactive protein, a well-documented acute-phase reactant, in a series ...