C-reactive protein (CRP) is produced by the liver in response to inflammation, signaling potential health issues.

In a study of nearly 21,000 women, researchers found that healthy women with high levels of C-reactive protein, or CRP, in their blood were about 50 percent more likely to develop high blood ...

The biological function of the C-reactive protein, CRP, has long been unknown. Researchers at Linköping University in Sweden now show that this protein has a beneficial function in systemic lupus ...

A study finds that a blood test that evaluates levels of three compounds — lipoprotein (a), C-reactive protein (a marker of inflammation), and “bad” LDL cholesterol — can accurately reveal ...

More information: Anthony Croft et al, Markers of systemic inflammation in acute attacks of ulcerative colitis: What level of C-reactive protein constitutes severe colitis?, Journal of Crohn's and ...