C-Reactive Protein Causes Blood Pressure Drop in Rabbits and Induces Intracellular Calcium Signaling

Systemic diseases characterized by elevated levels of C-reactive protein (CRP), such as sepsis or systemic inflammatory response syndrome, are usually associated with hardly controllable haemodynamic instability. We therefore investigated whether CRP itself influences blood pressure and heart rate....

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Main Authors: Christopher Bock, Birgit Vogt, Stephan Mattecka, Gülcan Yapici, Patrizia Brunner, Sandra Fimpel, Juliane K. Unger, Ahmed Sheriff
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Immunology
Subjects:
CRP
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fimmu.2020.01978/full