C-reactive protein (CRP) is a phylogenetically highly conserved plasma protein, with
homologs in vertebrates and many invertebrates, that participates in the systemic response …

▪ Abstract C reactive protein, the first innate immunity receptor identified, and serum amyloid
P component are classic short pentraxins produced in the liver. Long pentraxins, including …

Phase and antigenic variation result in a heterogenic phenotype of a clonal bacterial
population, in which individual cells either express the phase-variable protein (s) or not, or …

C-reactive protein (CRP) is an acute-phase serum protein and a member of the pentraxin
protein family. Its host defense functions predate the adaptive immune system by millions of …

An inverse correlation between colonization of the human nasopharynx by Streptococcus
pneumoniae and Haemophilus influenzae, both common upper respiratory pathogens, has …

The classical acute-phase protein, C-reactive protein (CRP), is an exquisitely sensitive
systemic marker of disease with broad clinical utility for monitoring and differential diagnosis …

Adherence and invasion are thought to be key events in the pathogenesis of non‐typeable
Haemophilus influenzae (NTHi). The role of NTHi lipooligosaccharide (LOS) in adherence …

Phosphatidylcholine (PC) is the major membrane-forming phospholipid in eukaryotes and
can be synthesized by either of two pathways, the methylation pathway or the CDP-choline …

The circulating acute phase reactant C-reactive protein (CRP) has traditionally been
characterized as an effector of nonclonal host resistance since it activates the classical …

It has long been thought that respiratory infections are the direct result of acquisition of
pathogenic viruses or bacteria, followed by their overgrowth, dissemination, and in some …