CRP and Anorexia: Target organs include the liver (production of acute-phase proteins, e.g., C-reactive protein (CRP); O’Riordain et al, 1999), the brain (induction of anorexia; Buchanan and Johnson, 2007), and skeletal muscle (induction of protein degradation and net amino-acid mobilisation; Acharyya et al, 2005; Dejong et al, 2005).