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C-reactive protein (CRP) is an annular (ring-shaped) pentameric protein found in blood plasma, whose circulating concentrations rise in response to inflammation. It is an acute-phase protein of hepatic origin that increases following interleukin-6 secretion by macrophages and T cells .
CRP in blood has a half life of less than a day, compared with 4 days for fibrinogen. A continuously elevated CRP content indicates a persistent proinflammatory stimulus in the body. CRP binds to host or bacterial phosphocholine, and the complex activates a group of plasma proteins called complement (Sect. 3.3.2).
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X-ray findings typically clear within four weeks and mortality is low (less than 1%). [ 24 ] [ 139 ] In the elderly or people with other lung problems, recovery may take more than 12 weeks. In persons requiring hospitalization, mortality may be as high as 10%, and in those requiring intensive care it may reach 30–50%. [ 24 ]
C-reactive protein (CRP) is an acute phase protein. Therefore, it is a better marker for acute phase reaction than ESR. While ESR and CRP generally together correlate with the degree of inflammation, this is not always the case and results may be discordant [9] in 12.5% of the cases. [7]
Robert "Bobby" Cavanaugh, of Madison Heights, Michigan, was beaten to death on Christmas Eve after he tried to save a dog who was being abused by a neighbor and alleged repeated felon, witnesses said.
AMMAN/BEIRUT (Reuters) -Hundreds of fighters from Iran-backed Iraqi militias crossed into Syria overnight to help the government fight rebels who seized Aleppo last week, Syrian and Iraqi sources ...
The aPTT-based APC resistance test involves a modified aPTT test performed in the presence and absence of activated protein C (APC). [1] [5] The ratio of these aPTT values is calculated and is called the APC sensitivity ratio (APCsr) or simply APC ratio (APCr). [1] [5] This ratio is inversely related to the degree of APC resistance. [7]