But CRP itself would be playing no role in heart disease risk; it was just marker of inflammation.
The stool test indicated that Smarr had twenty times the advisable level of lactoferrin, a marker of inflammation.
But this study found that having higher or lower levels of C-reactive protein, a marker of inflammation, did not alter the association between the two disorders.
That factor is C-reactive protein, or CRP, a blood-borne marker of inflammation that, along with coagulation factors, is now increasingly recognized as the driving force behind clots that block blood flow to the heart.
Because it is relatively easy to measure, and stability in level, it's often used as a marker of inflammation, with rises in levels associated with diseases such as diabetes, cardiovascular disease and potentially even some cancers.
The substance, C-reactive protein, or CRP, a marker of inflammation in the body, is unquestionably associated with heart disease: the more CRP in a person's blood, the greater the likelihood of heart disease.
The scientists also found an association between being overweight and levels of C-reactive protein, a marker of inflammation, which suggests that systemic inflammation may also play a role in the development of allergies.
Secondly, MPO could be a marker of inflammation.
Plasma neopterin is a clinical marker of inflammation.
Thus, NGAL is a marker of inflammation, specifically, a marker of neutrophil granulocyte activation in plasma.
Elevated hs-CRP level is a sensitive marker of inflammation and arteriosclerosis [23].
