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=== PC interaction === | === PC interaction === | ||
PC stands for phosphocoline. It is a phospholipid in cell membranes and a plasma lipoproteins.<ref name=" | PC stands for phosphocoline. It is a phospholipid in cell membranes and a plasma lipoproteins.<ref name="thompson">Thompson, D., Pepys, M. B., Wood, S. P. (1999), The physiological structure of human C-reactive protein and its complex with phosphocholine, Structure February 1999, 7:169–177.</ref> | ||
== Function == | == Function == | ||
== Biomedical interest == | == Biomedical interest == | ||
CRP level is 1000 times higher in a cytokine-mediated response due to tissue injury, infection and inflammation. Therefore the CRP rate in serum is common use to detect the activity of a disease.<ref name=" | CRP level is 1000 times higher in a cytokine-mediated response due to tissue injury, infection and inflammation. Therefore the CRP rate in serum is common use to detect the activity of a disease.<ref name="thompson" /> | ||
== Structural highlights == | == Structural highlights == | ||
