| abstract |
An agent for use in medicine, which agent comprises a plurality of ligands covalently co-linked so as to form a complex with a plurality of C-reactive protein (CRP) molecules in the presence thereof, wherein (i) at least two of the ligands are the same or different and are capable of being bound by ligand binding sites present on the CRP molecules; or (ii) at least one of the ligands is capable of being bound by a ligand binding site present on a CRP molecule, and at least one other of the ligands is capable of being bound by a ligand binding site present on a serum amyloid P component (SAP) molecule. |