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C-reactive protein - My perspective on its first half century, 1930-1982 by Kushner, Irving

“…C-reactive protein (CRP) was discovered in 1930 in the sera of patients during the acute phase of pneumococcal pneumonia and was so named because it bound to…”
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C-reactive Protein by Black, Steven, Kushner, Irving, Samols, David

“…C-reactive protein (CRP) is a phylogenetically highly conserved plasma protein, with homologs in vertebrates and many invertebrates, that participates in the…”
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Acute-Phase Proteins and Other Systemic Responses to Inflammation by Gabay, Cem, Kushner, Irving

“…A large number of changes, distant from the site or sites of inflammation and involving many organ systems, may accompany inflammation. In 1930 interest was…”
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The Complex Role of C-Reactive Protein in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus by Enocsson, Helena, Karlsson, Jesper, Li, Hai-Yun, Wu, Yi, Kushner, Irving, Wetterö, Jonas, Sjöwall, Christopher

“…C-reactive protein (CRP) is well-known as a sensitive albeit unspecific biomarker of inflammation. In most rheumatic conditions, the level of this…”
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A unifying biologic explanation for “high‐sensitivity” C‐reactive protein and “low‐grade” inflammation by Kushner, Irving, Samols, David, Magrey, Marina

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The 4 Humors Erythrocyte Sedimentation: The Most Influential Observation in Medical History by Kushner, Irving, MD

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An Ethiopian Pattern of Human Adaptation to High-Altitude Hypoxia by Beall, Cynthia M., Decker, Michael J., Brittenham, Gary M., Kushner, Irving, Gebremedhin, Amha, Strohl, Kingman P.

“…We describe, in Ethiopia, a third successful pattern of human adaptation to high-altitude hypoxia that contrasts with both the Andean "classic" (erythrocytosis…”
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It's time to redefine inflammation by Antonelli, Maria, Kushner, Irving

“…ABSTRACT Inflammation has been defined for many years as the response to tissue injury and infection. We are now forced to reconsider this definition by the…”
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C‐reactive protein and systemic lupus erythematosus by Gaitonde, Shilpa, Samols, David, Kushner, Irving

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Why Does C-Reactive Protein Predict Coronary Events? by Kushner, Irving, MD, Elyan, Mazen, MD

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Low Serum Levels of 25-Hydroxyvitamin D Accompany Severe COVID-19 Because it is a Negative Acute Phase Reactant by Antonelli, Maria, Kushner, Irving

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STAT3 Participates in Transcriptional Activation of the C-reactive Protein Gene by Interleukin-6 (∗) by Zhang, Dongxiao, Sun, Ming, Samols, David, Kushner, Irving

“…Interleukin-6 (IL-6) is the major cytokine inducing transcription of human C-reactive protein (CRP) during the acute phase response. STAT (signal transducers…”
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Regulation of the acute phase response by cytokines by Kushner, I

“…Cytokines appear to function as part of a complex regulatory network, a signaling language in which informational content resides in the combinations, and…”
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What does minor elevation of C-reactive protein signify? by Kushner, Irving, Rzewnicki, Debra, Samols, David

“…Reports of the predictive value of minor elevation of serum C-reactive protein (CRP) levels (between 3 and 10 mg/L) for atherosclerotic events have generated…”
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Teaching basic rheumatology by Kushner, Irving

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The Salpetriere Hospital in Paris and Its Role in the Beginnings of Modern Rheumatology by KUSHNER, Irving

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The constellation of vitamin D, the acute-phase response, and inflammation by Antonelli, Maria J, Kushner, Irving, Epstein, Murray

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Why 25-dehydroxyvitamin D is a negative acute-phase reactant by Antonelli, Maria J., Kushner, Irving, Epstein, Murray

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What should we regard as an "elevated" C-reactive protein level? by Kushner, Irving, Antonelli, Maria J

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Quantitative and Qualitative Alterations of Acute-phase Proteins in Healthy Elderly Persons by BALLOU, STANLEY P., LOZANSKI, GERARD B., HODDER, SALLY, RZEWNICKI, DEBRA L., MION, LRRAINE C., SIPE, JEAN D., FORD, AMASA B., KUSHNER, IRVING

“…To assess acute-phase proteins in relation to ageing, we measured serum concentrations of C-reactive protein (CRP), serum amyloid-A protein (SAA), alpha-1 acid…”
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