Hypercholesterolemia is involved in the development of atherosclerosis and a risk factor for coronary artery disease, stroke, peripheral vascular disease. This paper deals with mechanism hypercholesterolemic atherosclerosis. increases formation numerous atherogenic biomolecules including reactive oxygen species (ROS), proinflammatory cytokines [interleukin (IL)-1, IL-2, IL-6, IL-8, tumor necros...

66 Rev Esp Quimioter 2012;25(3): 224-225 Sir, I read the recent publication on new H1N1 influenza infection and predictive factors for pneumonia with a great interest1. Lerma et al. concluded that “Obesity, delay in medical care and higher levels of C reactive protein and IgG2 were predictive factors for pneumonia in adult patients with A (H1N1) influenza infection”1. Some points should be ment...

OBJECTIVE We aimed to detect C-reactive protein (CRP) in neonatal saliva and evaluate its diagnostic utility. STUDY DESIGN Salivary and serum samples (n = 89) were collected from 40 neonates. Salivary CRP levels were determined using an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay; serum CRP was measured per hospital protocol. Correlation coefficients with 95% confidence intervals and robust linear regr...

The novel corona virus disease (COVID-19) outbreak imposed the catastrophic impact on communities worldwide. Recentevidence suggests that vitamin D is one of important factors affects COVID-19 severity and mortality increased in deficient patients. Since C- reactive protein (CRP)is an indicator inflammation, increase levels Vitamin hence leads to decrease cytokines which ultimately degree C pro...

This report hypothesises an active role for the acute phase protein, C reactive protein (CRP), in local inflammatory reactions. This was studied in infarction sites from liver and kidney in a patient who died as a result of multiple complications after cholecystectomy. In this patient, a general acute phase protein reaction was induced, with an increase in plasma CRP. In infarction sites of kid...

Any operation induces an elevation in the level of serum C-reactive protein (CRP). After hip and knee arthroplasty the maximal values are seen on the second and third postoperative days, after which the CRP decreases rapidly. There is no difference between patients with cemented or uncemented prostheses. Major postoperative complications may cause a further increase in CRP levels at one and two...

Qualitative determination of C-reactive protein (CRP) was evaluated as a diagnostic method for community-acquired pneumonia. Paired serum and pleural fluid samples from child patients were examined with a CRP test, compared to bacterial cultures, counterimmunoelectrophoresis and immunoassay. The CRP test gave excellent parameters of sensitivity, specificity and predictive values for the diagnos...

OBJECTIVES An observational study to evaluate the relationship between serum concentrations of adalimumab and disease activity in patients receiving long-term adalimumab treatment for psoriatic arthritis. METHODS Serum adalimumab and adalimumab antidrug antibodies were quantified by enzyme linked immunosorbent assay. Disease activity was assessed using Disease Activity Score (44 joint measure...

In a prospective study serum C-reactive protein (CRP) concentrations were measured during 28 febrile episodes in 27 Oriental patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Although active SLE was associated with only a modest rise in serum CRP level, intercurrent infection provoked substantially higher levels. Serum CRP thus provides a sensitive objective test for this complication in SLE pa...