In 50 patients with non-infected total hip arthroplasties (THA), 233 C-reactive protein (CRP) values were obtained over a three-year period. Six of these 50 patients occasionally had CRP values of over 20 mg/l. The erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) and CRP concentration were measured in 23 patients with deep infections of THA before revision. In 11 patients the infections were caused by coag...

The effect of human C-reactive protein incorporated into multilamellar vesicles (CRP-MLV) was studied in assays of macro phage function. Peritoneal exÃodate macrophages from C57BL/ 6 mice phagocytosed CRP-MLV in vitro more rapidly than multilamellar vesicles bearing comparable amounts of immunoglobulin G. Exposure of peritoneal exÃodate macrophages in vitro to CRP-MLV resulted in development of...

protein- energy malnutrition, wasting and inflammation are frequent complication among patients with end-stage renal disease (esrd). malnutrition is associated with cardiac co-morbidity, inflammation and poor survival in esrd patients. serum albumin is a well-known marker of nutrition in esrd patients. serum albumin is still the most commonly used nutritional marker in esrd patients. c-reactive...

objective(s) homocysteine, hs-crp and fibrinogen are three novel cardiovascular risk factors. the aim of this study was to examine the effect of a single bout of circuit resistance exercise on homocysteine, hs-crp and fibrinogen levels in healthy and inactive men. materials and methods the subjects were randomly divided into the experimental group (n= 14) and the control group (n= 9). circuit t...

abstract          background and objective: vitamins c and e are  the two main antioxidants involved in prevention of type 2 diabetes, by reducing oxidative stress. the aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of vitamins c and e supplementation independently, on serum levels of insulin, high sensitivity c-reactive protein (hs-crp) and resistin in people with type 2 diabetes.         metho...