How C-Reactive Protein Outpaced ‘Bad’ Cholesterol as Leading Heart Disease Risk Marker

People typically associate heart issues with cholesterol, but c-reactive protein is now considered the top predictor of heart ...
The American Journal of Managed Care

C-Reactive Protein May Guide HS Treatment Choices

Serum C-reactive protein is being investigated as a biomarker to predict adalimumab response in hidradenitis suppurativa patients. Elevated baseline C-reactive protein levels correlate with a reduced ...
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Study: Inflammation higher in those who spend more time on social media

CINCINNATI (WKRC) - Could some people be destined to spend more time on social media? It’s possible, according to research based on a new discovery. This discovery is a connection through a level in ...
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C-reactive Protein at the Interface Between Innate Immunity and Inflammation

Expert Rev Clin Immunol. 2008;4(3):379-390. Since there are no genetic deficiencies of CRP in man, animal models have been used to study the role of CRP in inflammatory disease. Two methods have been ...
The American Journal of Managed Care

C-Reactive Protein May Hold Promise as RSV Marker

In a recent study, immune-inflammatory index, neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio, and platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio were associated with infection of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) in children. High ...
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HKUMed discovers a mechanism of C-reactive protein that exacerbates inflammation in diabetic kidney disease, offering new treatment directions for patients

A research team from the School of Chinese Medicine in the LKS Faculty of Medicine of the University of Hong Kong (HKUMed) has discovered that C-reactive protein (CRP) can exacerbate kidney ...
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C-reactive Protein at the Interface Between Innate Immunity and Inflammation

1 Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 2 Biomedical Research Institute of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 3 Department of Molecular Genetics ...