[HTML][HTML] C-reactive protein: a critical update

MB Pepys, GM Hirschfield - The Journal of clinical …, 2003 - Am Soc Clin Investig
In the mid 1990s, immunoassays for C-reactive protein (CRP), with greater sensitivity than
those previously in routine use, revealed that increased CRP values, even within the range …

C-reactive protein and cardiovascular disease: new insights from an old molecule

GM Hirschfield, MB Pepys - Qjm, 2003 - academic.oup.com
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 …

Telomere length and cardiovascular risk factors in a middle‐aged population free of overt cardiovascular disease

S Bekaert, T De Meyer, ER Rietzschel… - Aging cell, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
Evidence assembled over the last decade shows that average telomere length (TL) acts as a
biomarker for biological aging and cardiovascular disease (CVD) in particular. Although …

Immunoradiometric assay of circulating C-reactive protein: age-related values in the adult general population

WL Hutchinson, W Koenig, M Frohlich, M Sund… - Clinical …, 2000 - academic.oup.com
Background: Increased values of C-reactive protein (CRP), the classical acute phase
protein, within the range below 5 mg/L, previously considered to be within the reference …

Distributions of C-reactive protein measured by high-sensitivity assays in apparently healthy men and women from different populations in Europe

A Imhof, M Fröhlich, H Loewel, N Helbecque… - Clinical …, 2003 - academic.oup.com
2. Ridker PM, Hennekens CH, Buring JE, Rifai N. C-reactive protein and other markers of
inflammation in the prediction of cardiovascular disease in women. N Engl J Med 2000; 342 …

[HTML][HTML] Psychiatric symptoms are not associated with circulating CRP concentrations after controlling for medical, social, and demographic factors

LK Figueroa-Hall, B Xu, R Kuplicki, BN Ford… - Translational …, 2022 - nature.com
Abstract Elevated serum concentrations (> 3 mg/L) of the acute-phase protein, C-reactive
protein (CRP), is used as a clinical marker of inflammation and is reported to be a strong risk …

Kynurenic acid is reduced in females and oral contraceptive users: Implications for depression

TB Meier, WC Drevets, TK Teague, BE Wurfel… - Brain, behavior, and …, 2018 - Elsevier
The incidence of depression is approximately 2-fold greater in women than men but the
biological mechanisms underlying this phenomenon remain unclear. One potential …

Do documented records and retrospective reports of childhood maltreatment similarly predict chronic inflammation?

M Osborn, CS Widom - Psychological medicine, 2020 - cambridge.org
BackgroundChildhood adversities have been associated with chronic inflammation and risk
for cardiovascular disease. With some exceptions, existing knowledge of this relationship is …

Pro-inflammatory effects of oestrogens during use of oral contraceptives and hormone replacement treatment

C Kluft, JAG Leuven, FM Helmerhorst, HMJ Krans - Vascular pharmacology, 2002 - Elsevier
The effects of two third-generation monophasic combined oral contraceptives (COC) and a
postmenopausal hormone replacement therapy (HRT) consisting of 2 mg 17β-oestradiol on …

[HTML][HTML] Systemic inflammation is associated with ovarian follicular dynamics during the human menstrual cycle

KBH Clancy, AR Baerwald, RA Pierson - PloS one, 2013 - journals.plos.org
Background Ovarian processes and the timing of ovulation are important predictors of both
female fertility and reproductive pathology. Multiple waves of antral follicular development …