| Literature DB >> 35333926 |
Michael Buerke1, Ahmed Sheriff2, Christoph D Garlichs3.
Abstract
C‑reactive protein (CRP) is the best-known acute phase protein. In humans, inflammation and infection are usually accompanied by an increase in CRP levels in the blood, which is why CRP is an important biomarker in daily clinical routine. CRP can mediate the initiation of phagocytosis by labeling damaged cells. This labeling leads to activation of the classical complement pathway (up to C4) and ends in the elimination of pathogens or reversibly damaged or dead cells. This seems to make sense in case of an external wound of the body. However, in the case of "internal wounds" (e.g., myocardial infarction, stroke), CRP induces tissue damage to potentially regenerable tissue by cell labeling, which has corresponding deleterious effects on cardiac and brain tissue or function. The described labeling of ischemic but potentially regenerable cells by CRP apparently also occurs in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Parts of the lung become ischemic due to intra-alveolar edema and hemorrhage, and this is accompanied by a dramatic increase in CRP. Use of selective immunoadsorption of CRP from blood plasma ("CRP apheresis") to rapidly and efficiently lower the fulminant CRP load in the body fills this pharmacotherapeutic gap. With CRP apheresis, it is possible for the first time to remove this pathological molecule quickly and efficiently in clinical practice.Entities:
Keywords: Hypoxia; Inflammation; Inflammation mediators; Ischemia; Phagocytosis
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Year: 2022 PMID: 35333926 PMCID: PMC8951661 DOI: 10.1007/s00063-022-00911-x
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Med Klin Intensivmed Notfmed ISSN: 2193-6218 Impact factor: 1.552
