Plasma C-Reactive Protein Levels Correlate With Markers of Airway Inflammation After Lung Transplantation: A Role for Systemic Inflammation in Bronchiolitis Obliterans Syndrome?

2009 ◽  
Vol 41 (2) ◽  
pp. 595-598 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. Vos ◽  
B.M. Vanaudenaerde ◽  
S.I. De Vleeschauwer ◽  
D.E. Van Raemdonck ◽  
L.J. Dupont ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Lung Transplantation ◽  
Airway Inflammation ◽  
Systemic Inflammation ◽  
Bronchiolitis Obliterans ◽  
Bronchiolitis Obliterans Syndrome ◽  
C Reactive Protein ◽  
Protein Levels ◽  
Reactive Protein

Circulating and Intrapulmonary C-Reactive Protein: A Predictor of Bronchiolitis Obliterans Syndrome and Pulmonary Allograft Outcome

2009 ◽  
Vol 28 (8) ◽  
pp. 799-807 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robin Vos ◽  
Bart M. Vanaudenaerde ◽  
Stéphanie I. De Vleeschauwer ◽  
Anna Willems-Widyastuti ◽  
Hans Scheers ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Bronchiolitis Obliterans ◽  
Protein A ◽  
Bronchiolitis Obliterans Syndrome ◽  
C Reactive Protein ◽  
Reactive Protein ◽  
Allograft Outcome

121: C-Reactive Protein in Broncho-Alveolar Lavage Is Associated with Airway Inflammation after Lung Transplantation

2009 ◽  
Vol 28 (2) ◽  
pp. S108
Author(s):  
R. Vos ◽  
B.M. Vanaudenaerde ◽  
S.I. De Vleeschauwer ◽  
L.J. Dupont ◽  
D. Van Raemdonck ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Lung Transplantation ◽  
Airway Inflammation ◽  
C Reactive Protein ◽  
Reactive Protein

scholarly journals Essential amino acid supplementation is associated with reduced serum C-reactive protein levels and improved circulating lymphocytes in post-acute inflamed elderly patients

2021 ◽  
Vol 35 ◽  
pp. 205873842110368
Author(s):  
Roberto Aquilani ◽  
Ginetto C Zuccarelli ◽  
Roberto Maestri ◽  
Mirella Boselli ◽  
Maurizia Dossena ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Elderly Patients ◽  
Systemic Inflammation ◽  
Adaptive Immune System ◽  
Essential Amino Acids ◽  
Amino Acid Supplementation ◽  
C Reactive Protein ◽  
Protein Levels ◽  
Reactive Protein ◽  
Circulating Lymphocytes ◽  
Inflammatory State

Background Persistent systemic inflammation leads to multidistrectual body dysfunctions. Attenuation of inflammation may improve patients’ functional and life prognoses. We hypothesized that essential amino acids (EAAs) given to elderly patients in rehabilitation after acute diseases may be associated with a reduced inflammatory state. Therefore, this retrospective study investigated whether the supplementation of EAAs – modulators of immune competence – was associated with a reduced inflammation rate in elderly patients. Methods The medical records of 282 patients admitted to the rehabilitation (rehab) institute after acute index events (surgery or medical diseases) (age: 81.18 ± 8.58 years; females: 67.9%) were analyzed. Results 46 patients (16.3% of the entire population) had received EAA supplements (S), whereas the remaining 236 patients had not (N-S). Systemic inflammation (I) (serum C-reactive protein (CRP) > 0.5 mg/dL) was present in 67.4% of the I-S group and 57.2% of the I-N-S group. During rehab, the I-S group (but not the I-N-S group) showed a reduction in CRP levels ( p = 0.03) and an increase in circulating lymphocytes ( p = 0.035), immune cells of the adaptive immune system. C-reactive protein levels remained virtually unchanged in non-inflamed patients who received supplements but increased in non-inflamed patients who did not receive supplements ( p = 0.05). Stratified for developed infections, CRP levels reduced in S patients ( p = 0.008) but did not in N-S patients. Conclusion EAA supplementation was associated with reduced inflammation in both inflamed and infected patients. In addition, EAA supplementation was associated with increased circulating lymphocytes in inflamed patients.

Ethnic differences in systemic inflammation: An investigation of C-reactive protein levels among Moroccan, Turkish and Dutch groups in the Netherlands

2011 ◽  
Vol 218 (2) ◽  
pp. 511-516 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joanne K. Ujcic-Voortman ◽  
Caroline A. Baan ◽  
Arnoud P. Verhoeff ◽  
Anneke Krol ◽  
Jacob C. Seidell
Keyword(s):  
The Netherlands ◽  
Ethnic Differences ◽  
Systemic Inflammation ◽  
C Reactive Protein ◽  
Protein Levels ◽  
Reactive Protein

C-Reactive Protein in Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid is Associated With Markers of Airway Inflammation After Lung Transplantation

2009 ◽  
Vol 41 (8) ◽  
pp. 3409-3413 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. Vos ◽  
B.M. Vanaudenaerde ◽  
S.I. De Vleeschauwer ◽  
A. Willems-Widyastuti ◽  
L.J. Dupont ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Bronchoalveolar Lavage ◽  
Lung Transplantation ◽  
Airway Inflammation ◽  
Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid ◽  
Lavage Fluid ◽  
C Reactive Protein ◽  
Reactive Protein

Positive correlation between neovascularization degree of carotid atherosclerosis determined by contrast-enhanced ultrasound and level of serum C-reactive protein

VASA ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 44 (3) ◽  
pp. 0187-0194 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiaoni Chang ◽  
Jun Feng ◽  
Litao Ruan ◽  
Jing Shang ◽  
Yanqiu Yang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Contrast Enhancement ◽  
Rank Correlation ◽  
Artery Stenosis ◽  
Contrast Enhanced Ultrasound ◽  
C Reactive Protein ◽  
Protein Levels ◽  
Reactive Protein ◽  
Contrast Enhanced ◽  
Grade 3 ◽  
Axis View

Background: Neovascularization is one of the most important risk factors for unstable plaque. This study was designed to correlate plaque thickness, artery stenosis and levels of serum C-reactive protein with the degree of intraplaque enhancement determined by contrast-enhanced ultrasound. Patients and methods: Contrast-enhanced ultrasound was performed on 72 carotid atherosclerotic plaques in 48 patients. Contrast enhancement within the plaque was categorized as grade 1, 2 or 3. Maximum plaque thickness was measured in short-axis view. Carotid artery stenosis was categorized as mild, moderate or severe. Results: Plaque contrast enhancement was not associated with the degree of artery stenosis or with plaque thickness. Serum C-reactive protein levels were positively correlated with the number of new vessels in the plaque. C-reactive protein levels increased in the three groups(Grade 1: 3.72±1.79mg/L; Grade 2: 7.88±4.24 mg/L; Grade 3: 11.02±3.52 mg/L), with significant differences among them (F=10.14, P<0.01), and significant differences between each two groups (P<0.05). Spearman’s rank correlation analysis showed that serum C-reactive protein levels were positively correlated with the degree of carotid plaque enhancement (Rs =0.69, P<0.01). Conclusions: The combination of C-reactive protein levels and intraplaque neovascularization detected by contrast-enhanced ultrasound may allow more accurate evaluation of plaque stability.

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