Lymphocytes binding C-reactive protein (CRP) were studied in 31 patients with acute rheumatic fever and 30 controls who were children. Marked elevations in both proportions and absolute numbers of CRP-binding lymphocytes were recorded in rheumatic fever (P less than 0.001). No clear correlation was noted between plasma CRP as quantitated by radioimmunoassay and proportions or numbers of CRP-bin...

C-reactive protein (CRP) levels vary remarkably with ethnic status. Its distribution and correlates should be investigated across diverse populations, and these were limited in a representative Chinese population. We investigated 3133 participants aged 18-80 years in Shanghai, which were sampled using a randomized, stratified, multi-stage sampling method. The distribution of CRP was highly skew...

Many transcription factors, including the Escherichia coli cyclic AMP receptor protein (CRP), act by making direct contacts with RNA polymerase. At Class II CRP-dependent promoters, CRP activates transcription by making two such contacts: (i) an interaction with the RNA polymerase alpha subunit C-terminal domain (alphaCTD) that facilitates initial binding of RNA polymerase to promoter DNA; and ...

C-reactive protein (CRP) is able to bind phosphocholine in the presence of calcium ions. According to a previous functional property of CRP, we tried to develop an affordable and cheap high sensitive nephelometric CRP assay using soy oil. Serum samples were measured by Nephelometer BNII (Siemens), by mixing the serum with diluted soy oil emulsion (Intralipid ® 20%) and Tris-calcium buffer (PH 7...

AIM Elevated plasma C-reactive protein (CRP) is regarded as a risk predictor for cardiovascular diseases. This systematic review explored the robustness of observations that CRP is elevated in periodontitis. Similarly, the effect of periodontal therapy on CRP levels was investigated. MATERIAL AND METHODS Selection of publications was based on: (1) cross-sectional (case-control) studies; (2) l...

OBJECTIVE C-reactive protein (CRP) concentrations are predictive of cardiovascular disease, and levels are heritable, in part. We identified novel polymorphisms in the CRP gene and assessed their influence on CRP level. METHODS AND RESULTS CRP was measured in 250 male army recruits before and after strenuous exercise and perioperatively in 193 coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) patients. Two...

BACKGROUND An elevated C-reactive protein (CRP) level plays a crucial role in cell biology of atherosclerosis and unstable plaque formation. However, direct evidence of CRP involvement in atherosclerotic plaque development and vulnerability is still limited. We hypothesized that CRP is present in the vulnerable plaques and that CRP staining intensity is stronger in vulnerable plaques compared t...

We had previously demonstrated that C-reactive protein (CRP), an acute phase reactant, when aggregated or coupled to a ligand, interacts with monocytes and certain human peripheral blood lymphocytes. The purpose of the present study, after further characterizing the binding interaction of CRP with human monocytes, was to focus on the biological response of monocytes to CRP binding. Flow cytomet...

BACKGROUND Elevation of C-reactive protein (CRP) is associated with acute coronary events. CRP is related to cardiovascular risk factors and adipokines. The aim of the study was to reveal the factors associated with elevated CRP levels in patients with ST-segment elevation acute myocardial infarction (STEMI). As there are sex-related differences in plasma levels of CRP and adipokines, our study...

C-reactive protein (CRP), an innate immune mediator, is elevated in the circulation before symptoms in patients with preeclampsia, a severe hypertensive pregnancy disorder with high mortality and morbidity. However, the specific sources underlying increased CRP and the role of elevated CRP in preeclampsia are undefined. Here, we report that circulating CRP levels are significantly increased in ...