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Opposing effects of monomeric and pentameric C-reactive protein on endothelial progenitor cells

C-reactive protein (CRP) has been linked to the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis. The dissociation of native, pentameric (p)CRP to monomeric (m)CRP on the cell membrane of activated platelets has recently been demonstrated. The dissociation of pCRP to mCRP may explain local pro-inflammatory reactions...

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Autores principales: Ahrens, I., Domeij, H., Eisenhardt, S. U., Topcic, D., Albrecht, M., Leitner, E., Viitaniemi, K., Jowett, J. B., Lappas, M., Bode, C., Haviv, I., Peter, K.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer-Verlag 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3149664/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21562922
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00395-011-0191-y