CRP and atherosclerosis: In Watanabe Heritable Hyperlipidemic rabbit, a model of dyslipidemia and atherosclerosis, chronic OT-treatment significantly reduced plasma C-reactive protein levels, atherosclerosis formation in the thoracic aorta and cytokine gene expression in visceral adipose tissues; however, body weight, serum lipids, plasma/urinary measures of oxidative stress, plasma cortisol, or urinary catecholamines did not change (Szeto et al., 2013).