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> ...serum levels of C-reactive protein (CRP).... This is interesting to me. I know C-reactive protein is an important biomarker of inflammation, but I've nev
by pmiller2 6y ago
> ...serum levels of C-reactive protein (CRP)....
This is interesting to me. I know C-reactive protein is an important biomarker of inflammation, but I've never seen anything that indicates lowering CRP actually does anything. What I have seen is that interventions like exercise and statins lower CRP, and improve other markets of cardiovascular health.
One other interesting tidbit is this study [0], which suggests that vitamin D levels are inversely correlated with CRP levels, independently of COVID-19. This suggests to me that maybe the observed lower CRP levels in the COVID-19 patients might be a red herring.
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[0]: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4492676/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4492676/