C-reactive protein (CRP) is a widely known, hepatically synthesized protein whose blood levels change rapidly and pronouncedly in response to any tissue damaging event …
F Breviario, EM d'Aniello, J Golay, G Peri… - Journal of Biological …, 1992 - Elsevier
Differential screening of a cDNA library constructed from human umbilical vein endothelial cells exposed for 1 h to interleukin-1 beta (IL-1 beta) has led to the identification of a novel …
LU Monzillo, O Hamdy, ES Horton, S Ledbury… - Obesity …, 2003 - Wiley Online Library
Objective: To study the effect of weight loss in response to a lifestyle modification program on the circulating levels of adipose tissue derived cytokines (adipokines) in obese …
M Hashizume, M Mihara - Arthritis, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Several clinical studies have demonstrated that the humanized anti‐interleukin‐6 (IL‐6) receptor antibody tocilizumab (TCZ) improves clinical symptoms and prevents progression …
CM Eklund - Advances in clinical chemistry, 2009 - Elsevier
Low‐grade inflammation, a minor elevation in the baseline concentration of inflammatory markers such as C‐reactive protein (CRP), is nowadays recognized as an important …
RL Meek, S Urieli-Shoval… - Proceedings of the …, 1994 - National Acad Sciences
Altered lipoprotein metabolism and vascular injury are considered to be major parts of the pathogenesis of atherosclerotic lesions. Serum amyloid A (SAA) is a family of acute-phase …
Background: Inflammatory markers are increased in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and are hypothesised to play an important part in muscle dysfunction and exercise …
The pentraxins C-reactive protein (CRP) and serum amyloid P component (SAP) are acute- phase proteins produced by liver epithelial cells. PTX3 was recently cloned as an interleukin …
E Malle, S Sodin-Semrl, A Kovacevic - Cellular and molecular life sciences, 2009 - Springer
The synthesis of acute-phase protein serum amyloid A (SAA) is largely regulated by inflammation-associated cytokines and a high concentration of circulating SAA may …