Renal tubules are the major component of the kidney and are vulnerable to a variety of
injuries including hypoxia, proteinuria, toxins, metabolic disorders, and senescence. It has …

The pentraxins are an ancient family of proteins with a unique architecture found as far back
in evolution as the Horseshoe crab. In humans the two members of this family are C‐reactive …

C-reactive protein (CRP) is a member of the pentraxin superfamily that is widely recognized
as a marker of inflammatory reactions and cardiovascular risk in humans. Recently, a …

C-reactive protein (CRP) is an evolutionary highly conserved member of the pentraxin
superfamily of proteins. CRP is widely used as a marker of inflammation, infection and for …

Systemic inflammation is a condition intrinsically linked to chronic kidney disease (CKD) and
its other typical sequelae, such as acquired immune dysfunction, protein-energy wasting …

The renal tubules are the major component of the kidney and are vulnerable to a variety of
injuries including ischemia, proteinuria, toxins, and metabolic disorders. It has long been …

Acute kidney injury (AKI) and chronic kidney disease (CKD) are posing great threats to
global health within this century. Studies have suggested that estrogen and estrogen …

Increasing clinical evidence shows that acute kidney injury (AKI) is a common and severe
complication in critically ill COVID-19 patients. The older age, the severity of COVID-19 …

In the blood of healthy individuals C-reactive protein (CRP) is typically quite scarce, whereas
its blood concentration can rise robustly and rapidly in response to tissue damage and …

The phylogenetically ancient, pentraxin family of plasma proteins, comprises C-reactive
protein (CRP) and serum amyloid P component (SAP) in humans and the homologous …