Abstract
C-reactive protein (CRP) is a marker of inflammation. Atherosclerosis is now recognized as inflammatory disease, and it seems that CRP directly contributes to atherogenesis. Oxidation of low-density lipoprotein (LDL) molecule increases the uptake of lipid products by macrophages leading to cholesterol accumulation and subsequent foam cell formation. The elevated levels of high sensitivity CRP (hsCRP) and oxidized LDL (OxLDL) in the blood were found to be associated with cardiovascular diseases (CVD). In this review, we highlighted the evidence that CRP and OxLDL are involved in interrelated (patho) physiological pathways. The findings on association between hsCRP and OxLDL in the clinical setting will be also summarized.
Author contributions: All the authors have accepted responsibility for the entire content of this submitted manuscript and approved submission.
Financial support: This work was supported by grant funded by the Ministry of Education and Science, Republic of Serbia, No. 173033 (to E. R. I.).
Employment or leadership: None declared.
Honorarium: None declared.
Competing interests: The funding organization(s) played no role in the study design; in the collection, analysis, and interpretation of data; in the writing of the report; or in the decision to submit the report for publication.
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