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ReviewInflammation2025

From Homeostasis To Inflammation To Autoimmunity: The Potential Impact of CRP.

Mustafa Ahmed, Ping Yuan, Jia-Geng Lei, Zhao-Ming Tang, Ze-Rui Yang, Lawrence A Potempa, Hui-Ying Wang, Hai-Yun Li

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Review in Inflammation, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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9citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

9 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

  1. Hyperprogressive disease in carcinoma induced by immune checkpoint inhibitor therapy: a systematic review.Clinical & translational oncology : official publication of the Federation of Spanish Oncology Societies and of the National Cancer Institute of Mexico · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Mustafa AhmedMinistry of Education Key Laboratory of Environment and Genes Related to Diseases, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China.
Ping YuanMinistry of Education Key Laboratory of Cell Activities and Stress Adaptations, School of Life Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China.
Jia-Geng LeiMinistry of Education Key Laboratory of Cell Activities and Stress Adaptations, School of Life Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China.
Zhao-Ming TangMinistry of Education Key Laboratory of Environment and Genes Related to Diseases, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China.
Ze-Rui YangMinistry of Education Key Laboratory of Environment and Genes Related to Diseases, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China.
Lawrence A PotempaCollege of Science, Health, and Pharmacy, Roosevelt University, Schaumburg, IL, 60173, USA.
Hui-Ying WangMinistry of Education Key Laboratory of Cell Activities and Stress Adaptations, School of Life Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China.
Hai-Yun LiMinistry of Education Key Laboratory of Environment and Genes Related to Diseases, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China. lihaiy@xjtu.edu.cn.

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China 82270736
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

C-reactive protein (CRP) is a highly conserved pentraxin, synthesized primarily in the liver, and is widely recognized as a highly sensitive biomarker for inflammation and tissue damage. While considerable research has focused on elucidating the structural and functional aspects of CRP, along with its utility as a biomarker reflecting disease severity and activity, the understanding of distinctive CRP structural isoforms is evolving. Its role is not only as a biomarker but also as a regulator of both physiologic and pathophysiologic processes of inflammation and autoimmune pathology. In this review, we systematically reviewed the role of CRP and its monomeric form, mCRP, in autoimmune disorders like inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), rheumatoid arthritis (RA), systemic sclerosis (SSc), and psoriasis. It investigates their impact on immune dysregulation, tissue damage, and disease progression. The review also discusses studies suggesting CRP and mCRP as potential therapeutic targets to manage inflammation and maintain immune balance in autoimmune diseases and provide insights for future research and therapeutic approaches in autoimmune disease management.

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Autoimmune DiseasesAutoimmunityC-Reactive ProteinHomeostasisInflammationAnimalsBiomarkersHumansBiomarkersC-Reactive ProteinAutoimmune diseasesC-reactive proteinImmune dysregulationInflammationInflammatory Bowel DiseasePsoriasisRheumatoid ArthritisSystemic Sclerosis

Identifiers

PMID40679780
PMCPMC12722475

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