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== Background == | == Background == | ||
Throughout the medical field, the Human C-Reactive Protein (CRP) has been used to clinically determine whether or not there is an infection, tissue injury, or an inflammatory response occurring within the body. Thus, CRP is a major acute-phase protein, in which its concentration can reach levels upwards of 10+mg/L | Throughout the medical field, the Human C-Reactive Protein (CRP) has been used to clinically determine whether or not there is an infection, tissue injury, or an inflammatory response occurring within the body. Thus, CRP is a major acute-phase protein, in which its concentration can reach levels upwards of 10+mg/L <ref name=Evolution of CRP>Pathak A and Agrawal A (2019) Evolution of C-Reactive Protein. Front. Immunol. 10:943. doi: 10.3389</ref>. In comparison, normal CRP levels within the human body are referenced to be estimated at | ||
0.8mg/L depending on the subject. In a pathophysiological sense, CRP has been researched to be a "significant predictor of future cardiac episodes" (Boncler et al.). With that, CRP is determined to play a specific role in both physiological and pathophysiological aspects within the human body. | 0.8mg/L depending on the subject. In a pathophysiological sense, CRP has been researched to be a "significant predictor of future cardiac episodes" (Boncler et al.). With that, CRP is determined to play a specific role in both physiological and pathophysiological aspects within the human body. | ||
