C-reactive protein in the arterial intima: role of C-reactive protein receptor-dependent monocyte recruitment in atherogenesis

Publication

C-reactive protein in the arterial intima: role of C-reactive protein receptor-dependent monocyte recruitment in atherogenesis

Journal Paper/Review - Sep 1, 2000

Torzewski Michael, Rist C, Mortensen R F, Zwaka T P, Bienek M, Waltenberger J, Koenig W, Schmitz G, Hombach V

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Citation

Torzewski M, Rist C, Mortensen R, Zwaka T, Bienek M, Waltenberger J, Koenig W, Schmitz G, Hombach V. C-reactive protein in the arterial intima: role of C-reactive protein receptor-dependent monocyte recruitment in atherogenesis. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol 2000; 20:2094-9.

Type

Journal Paper/Review (English)

Journal

Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol 2000; 20

Publication Date

Sep 1, 2000

Issn Electronic

1524-4636

Pages

2094-9

Brief description/objective

Infiltration of monocytes into the arterial wall is an early cellular event in atherogenesis. Recent evidence shows that C-reactive protein (CRP) is deposited in the arterial intima at sites of atherogenesis. In this study, we demonstrate that CRP deposition precedes the appearance of monocytes in early atherosclerotic lesions. CRP is chemotactic for freshly isolated human blood monocytes. A specific CRP receptor is demonstrated on monocytes in vitro as well as in vivo, and blockage of the receptor by use of a monoclonal anti-receptor antibody completely abolishes CRP-induced chemotaxis. CRP may play a major role in the recruitment of monocytes during atherogenesis.