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Chen et al. BMC Immunology (2017) 18:47 DOI 10.1186/s12865-017-0230-z

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C-reactive protein (CRP) but not the related pentraxins serum amyloid P and PTX3 inhibits the proliferation and induces apoptosis of the leukemia cell line Mono Mac 6 Wensheng Chen1,2, Darrell Pilling1 and Richard H. Gomer1*

Abstract Background: Pentraxins are a family of highly conserved secreted proteins that regulate the innate immune system, including monocytes and macrophages. C-reactive protein (CRP) is a plasma protein whose levels can rise to 1000 μg/ml from the normal