Interní Med. 2016; 18(1): 49-51

What is the C-reactive protein and how to correctly evaluate its elevated serum levels?

MUDr. Pavel Polák, Ph.D.0,2,3, prof. MUDr. Hana Matějovská-Kubešová, CSc.0,2
1 Oddělení klinické hematologie, Fakultní nemocnice Brno
2 Klinika interní, geriatrie, ošetřovatelství a praktického lékařství, Fakultní nemocnice Brno
3 Lékařská fakulta Masarykovy univerzity Brno

The work is dedicated to the pathophysiology of inflammatory processes leading to the C-reactive protein (CRP) synthesis and to its immune functions. The understanding of possible infectious and non-infectious causes leading to CRP-synthesis as well as understanding of the dynamics of its synthesis and degradation and of the role of elevated CRP levels in the indication of antibiotic treatment are emphasized.

Keywords: C-reactive protein, inflammation, autoimmune disease, tumor, antibiotic treatment

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