scholarly journals C-Reactive Protein and Coronary Heart Disease: All Said—Is Not It?

2014 ◽  
Vol 2014 ◽  
pp. 1-7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Frederik Strang ◽  
Heribert Schunkert

C-reactive protein (CRP) and coronary heart disease (CHD) have been the subject of intensive investigations over the last decades. Epidemiological studies have shown an association between moderately elevated CRP levels and incident CHD whereas genetic studies have shown that polymorphisms associated with elevated CRP levels do not increase the risk of ischemic vascular disease, suggesting that CRP might be a bystander rather than a causal factor in the progress of atherosclerosis. Beside all those epidemiological and genetic studies, the experimental investigations also try to reveal the role of CRP in the progress of atherosclerosis. This review will highlight the complex results of genomic, epidemiological, and experimental studies on CRP and will show why further studies investigating the relationship between CRP and atherosclerosis might be needed.

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 51-61
Author(s):  
Nadroh Br Sitepu ◽  
Urip Harahap

Coronary Heart Disease (CHD) is a disorder of the cardiovascular system, characterized by atherosclerotic lesions. Inflammation is a strong predictor for coronary heart disease. High sensitivity C-Reactive Protein (hs-CRP) is an important biomarker, synthesized in the liver, can predict the severity of CHD. If the hs-CRP level is found to be low 3 mg / L, a person has the potential for severe vascular risk. Therefore, hs-CRP can be used as a predictor of primary CHD prevention, especially if the hs-CRP level is still low.


2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 448
Author(s):  
Federica Piani ◽  
Arrigo F. G. Cicero ◽  
Claudio Borghi

The relationship between serum uric acid (SUA) and hypertension has been a subject of increasing interest since the 1870 discovery by Frederick Akbar Mahomed. Several epidemiological studies have shown a strong association between high SUA levels and the presence or the development of hypertension. Genetic analyses have found that xanthine oxidoreductase (XOR) genetic polymorphisms are associated with hypertension. However, genetic studies on urate transporters and Mendelian randomization studies failed to demonstrate a causal relationship between SUA and hypertension. Results from clinical trials on the role of urate-lowering therapy in the management of patients with hypertension are not uniform. Our study sought to analyze the prognostic and therapeutic role of SUA in the hypertensive disease, from uric acid (UA) biology to clinical trials on urate-lowering therapies.


2005 ◽  
Vol 94 (11) ◽  
pp. 1111-1112 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thorsten Kälsch ◽  
Martin Borggrefe ◽  
Carl-Erik Dempfle ◽  
Elif Elmas

2005 ◽  
Vol 178 (1) ◽  
pp. 115-121 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jerome L. Abramson ◽  
W. Craig Hooper ◽  
Dean P. Jones ◽  
Salman Ashfaq ◽  
Steven D. Rhodes ◽  
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2009 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 51 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marissa Arifin ◽  
Marsetio Donosepoetro ◽  
Sutomo Kasiman

BACKGROUND: Recent clinical studies have suggested that γ-glutamyltransferase (γ-GT) can trigger oxidative stress within the plaque. This study aimed to investigate whether serum γ-GT might be as a risk factor of coronary heart disease (CHD), and measure the associations of serum γ-GT with high sensitive C-Reactive Protein (hs-CRP), Oxidized LDL (Ox-LDL) and Glutathione Peroxidase (GPx).METHODS: This study recruited 48 patients aged 30-70 year who underwent coronary angiography at Haji Adam Malik Medical Center at Medan between February and April 2008 and who presented at least one coronary stenosis of > 50% of the luminar diameter. The sample subjects were consecutively selected.RESULTS: γ-Glutamyltransferase was positively associated (r = 0.546) with hs-CRP as a marker of chronic inflammation after careful adjustment for other established risk factors in CHD patient. But, there was no significant difference between γ-GT in male and female patients. Further, there were no correlations between γ-GT and Ox-LDL and GPx. Ratio of γ-GT/GPx was measured as well, and it was associated with hs-CRP.CONCLUSIONS: Ratio of γ-GT/GPx was associated with inflammation process in coronary heart disease patients.KEYWORDS: γ-glutamyltransferase (γ-GT), inflammation, oxidative stress, coronary heart disease


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