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Figure 1 Effects of C-reactive protein (CRP) on the vascular endothelium. CAMS = cell adhesion molecules; eNOS = endothelial nitric oxide synthase; Fc = fragment of antibody with the c-terminal of immunoglobulin chain; IL = interleukin; MAPK = mitogen-activated protein kinase; MCP 1 = monocyte chemotactic protein-1; MMP-1 = matrix metalloproteinase-1; NFKb = nuclear factor kb; PAI-1 = plasminogen activator inhibitor-1; TNF = tumor necrosis factor; tPA = tissue plasminogen activator.
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