What does C-reactive protein mean?

C-reactive protein: it is an acute phase protein synthesized by liver cells when the body is stimulated by inflammation such as microbial invasion or tissue damage.

Acute phase reactions include the changes of some serum protein concentrations during infection, inflammation and trauma. In addition to CRP, these protein include serum amyloid A, ceruloplasmin and α 1 antitrypsin. Among them, the concentration of CRP in the serum of healthy people is very low (

Normal value: < 8 mg/L (immunodiffusion or turbidimetry).

C-reactive protein is the strongest risk index of cardiovascular disease, and the level of C-reactive protein can predict the risk of myocardial infarction and stroke in the future.

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The role of C-reactive protein:

C-reactive protein is considered as one of the most important and sensitive markers of acute inflammation in human beings.

C-reactive protein can increase rapidly within a few hours after the onset of various acute inflammation, tissue injury, surgical trauma, radiation injury and so on. , and there is a trend of doubling. When the lesion improved, it quickly returned to normal, and the increase was positively correlated with the degree of infection.

A CRP of 10 ~ 50 mg/L indicates mild inflammation. ?

The increase of CRP to 100mg/L/L indicates that the condition is serious. ?

CRP> 100 mg/L indicates a serious disease process, which often indicates the existence of bacterial infection.

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