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C-Reactive Protein (CRP) Is An Annular (Ring-Shaped)

C-reactive protein (CRP) is a ring-shaped protein found in blood plasma that increases during inflammation. It is produced by the liver in response to interleukin-6 released by macrophages and T cells during inflammation. CRP binds to molecules on dead or dying cells and bacteria to activate the complement system and help clear dead or damaged cells from the body.

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C-Reactive Protein (CRP) Is An Annular (Ring-Shaped)

C-reactive protein (CRP) is a ring-shaped protein found in blood plasma that increases during inflammation. It is produced by the liver in response to interleukin-6 released by macrophages and T cells during inflammation. CRP binds to molecules on dead or dying cells and bacteria to activate the complement system and help clear dead or damaged cells from the body.

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C-reactive protein (CRP) is an annular (ring-shaped), pentameric protein found in blood plasma,

whose circulating concentrations rise in response to inflammation. It is an acute-phase protein of


hepatic origin that increases following interleukin-6 secretion by macrophages and T cells. Its
physiological role is to bind to lysophosphatidylcholine expressed on the surface of dead or dying
cells (and some types of bacteria) in order to activate the complement system via C1q.[5]

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