Figure 1. Role of Hs-CRP in the pathophysiology of atherosclerosis.
MCP-1: Monocyte chemoattractant protein-1, mCRP: monomeric C - reactive protein, pCRP: pentameric C - reactive protein.
Image source: Salazar et al., 2014 [37] (Open access)
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