The prototypic acute-phase reactant C-reactive protein (CRP) has long been recognized as
a useful marker and gauge of inflammation. CRP also plays an important role in host …

Obesity is an energy‐rich condition associated with overnutrition, which impairs systemic
metabolic homeostasis and elicits stress. It also activates an inflammatory process in …

The prevalence of obesity, especially among the young, is dramatically increasing in the
United States. Obesity is associated with accelerated atherosclerosis and increased rates of …

Human C-reactive protein and the metabolic syndrome : Current Opinion in Lipidology Human
C-reactive protein and the metabolic syndrome : Current Opinion in Lipidology Log in or …

Background: Inflammation is pivotal in all phases of atherosclerosis. Among the numerous
inflammatory biomarkers, the largest amount of published data supports a role for C-reactive …

C-reactive protein (CRP) is a predictor of cardiovascular risk. It circulates as a pentamer
(pentameric CRP) in plasma. The in vivo existence of monomeric (m) CRP has been …

Abstract Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD) is a complex multifactorial disease
characterized in its early stages by lipoprotein accumulations in Bruch's Membrane (BrM) …

One of the pathologic hallmarks of obesity is macrophage infiltration of adipose tissue that
has been confirmed as source of multipotent adult stem cells. Stem cell growth factor-beta …

BACKGROUND: A decrease in inflammation after cure of atrial arrhythmias suggests that
such arrhythmias are proinflammatory, and lower inflammatory marker levels in the coronary …

Objective—Inflammation is pivotal in atherosclerosis. Monocyte-macrophages are crucial in
atherosclerosis. Monocytes can develop into subsets: classically (M1) or alternatively (M2) …