{"id":81211,"date":"2026-01-06T12:55:34","date_gmt":"2026-01-06T07:25:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=81211"},"modified":"2026-01-06T13:46:37","modified_gmt":"2026-01-06T08:16:37","slug":"c-reactive-protein-crp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/c-reactive-protein-crp\/","title":{"rendered":"C-Reactive Protein (CRP)"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>C-Reactive Protein (CRP) Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Accumulating evidence over the past two decades demonstrates that a biomarker called C-reactive protein \u2013 which signals the presence of low-grade inflammation \u2013 is a better predictor of risk for heart disease than cholesterol.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About C-Reactive Protein (CRP)<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a<\/span><b> protein made by the liver.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The level of CRP<\/span><b> increases when there&#8217;s inflammation in the body.\u00a0<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Inflammation is your body&#8217;s way of protecting your tissues and helping them heal from an injury, infection, or other disease.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">CRP test measures the level of CRP in your blood.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">By measuring the levels of CRP in your blood, a <\/span><b>CRP test can tell <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">your health care provider <\/span><b>how much inflammation you have<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in your body.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>High CRP levels <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">may<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">mean you have an<\/span><b> acute or chronic health condition, such as:<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Infections<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> from bacteria or viruses.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Inflammatory bowel disease, disorders of the intestines<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that include <\/span><b>Crohn&#8217;s disease and ulcerative colitis.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Autoimmune disorders<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, such as <\/span><b>lupus<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><b>rheumatoid arthritis, and vasculitis.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Lung diseases<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, such as asthma.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b style=\"font-size: inherit;\">Smoking<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and exposure to <\/span><b style=\"font-size: inherit;\">environmental toxins<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> such as polluted air and hazardous waste can also <\/span><b style=\"font-size: inherit;\">cause high CRP levels.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source: <\/b><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.livescience.com\/health\/heart-circulation\/this-marker-may-be-more-predictive-than-cholesterol-for-heart-disease\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">LS<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>C-reactive protein (CRP) is a protein made by the liver. 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