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SUBMITTER: Munuswamy R
PROVIDER: S-EPMC8434905 | biostudies-literature | 2021
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Munuswamy Revathy R De Brandt Jana J Burtin Chris C Derave Wim W Aumann Joseph J Spruit Martijn A MA Michiels Luc L
Journal of inflammation research 20210907
Chronic low-grade systemic inflammation is frequently observed in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), e.g., elevated pentameric CRP (pCRP). However, pCRP can dissociate to form monomeric CRP (mCRP) which exhibits a clear pro-inflammatory behaviour in contrast to the more anti-inflammatory properties of pCRP. Therefore, mCRP may be an informative biomarker to demonstrate chronic low-grade systemic inflammation. This was confirmed by analysing serum samples from 38 patients ...[more]