PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - YASMIN ZEINOLABEDINY
AU  - SHANT KUMAR
AU  - MARK SLEVIN
TI  - Monomeric C-Reactive Protein – A Feature of Inflammatory Disease Associated With Cardiovascular Pathophysiological Complications?
AID  - 10.21873/invivo.12309
DP  - 2021 Mar 01
TA  - In Vivo
PG  - 693--697
VI  - 35
IP  - 2
4099  - http://iv.iiarjournals.org/content/35/2/693.short
4100  - http://iv.iiarjournals.org/content/35/2/693.full
SO  - In Vivo2021 Mar 01; 35
AB  - Monomeric C-reactive protein (mCRP), the dissociated form of native C-reactive protein, is a critical molecule that causes and perpetuates inflammation in serious diseases. It has ‘adhesive’-like properties causing aggregation of blood cells and platelets, and can stick permanently within arterial tissue where it can contribute to further complications including thrombosis, linking it potentially to atherosclerosis and subsequent acute coronary events. In this mini review, we discuss briefly the implications and the potential value of measuring and manipulating it for clinical diagnostics and therapeutic purposes.