Looked up to see whether this particular protein (a product of the liver) is elevated in lichen planus patients, and it was….. and while the linked article here states that this is correlated with an increase in cardiac rhythm…. i bet it is not the disease itself but the inflammation in general… as they say this is also true for other diseases.  So i have to agree, this is a stressful disease….  the association shown here in a small study is probably a “whole body” response to having an immune disease, maybe any disease, or in other acute inflammatory states.

wikipedia says: C-reactive protein (CRP) is an annular (ring-shaped), pentameric protein found in blood plasma, whose levels rise in response to inflammation. It is an acute-phase protein of hepatic origin that increases following interleukin-6 secretion by macrophages and T cells. Its physiological role is to bind to lysophosphatidylcholine expressed on the surface of dead or dying cells (and some types of bacteria) in order to activate the complement system via C1q.

CRP is synthesized by the liver in response to factors released by macrophages and fat cells (adipocytes). It is a member of the pentraxin family of proteins. It is not related to C-peptide (insulin) or protein C (blood coagulation). C-reactive protein was the first pattern recognition receptor (PRR) to be identified.

The protein itself is beautiful…. i think i might just honor it by constructing a stained glass rose window pattern.  ha ha.  thank you wikipedia for the image.