This binding activates the classical complement cascade of the immune system. and modulates the activity of phagocytic cells, supporting the role of CRP in the. opsonization (i.e. the process by which a pathogen is marked for ingestion and. destruction by a phagocyte) of infectious agents and dead or dying cells.
A Gastroenterologist is a specialist in gastrointestinal diseases and has received special training in colonoscopy. Gastroenterologists perform more colonoscopies by far than any other specialty. Non-gastroenterologists are five times more likely to miss colorectal cancer during colonoscopy than Gastroenterologists 1.
A specialist in diseases of the digestive system (gastroenterologist) uses an endoscopy to diagnose and, sometimes, treat conditions that affect the esophagus, stomach and beginning of the small intestine (duodenum). The medical term for an upper endoscopy is esophago-gastroduodenoscopy. You may have an upper endoscopy done in your doctor's office, an outpatient surgery center or a hospital.