Targeting C-Reactive Protein in Inflammatory Disease by Preventing Conformational Changes

C-reactive protein (CRP) is a pentraxin that has long been employed as a marker of inflammation in clinical practice. Recent findings brought up the idea of CRP to be not only a systemic marker but also a mediator of inflammation. New studies focused on structural changes of the plasma protein, reve...

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Main Authors: J. R. Thiele, J. Zeller, H. Bannasch, G. B. Stark, K. Peter, S. U. Eisenhardt
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2015-01-01
Series:Mediators of Inflammation
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/372432