CRP and Alzheimer disease: Targeted serum metabolomics discovered that the trimethylamine N-oxide level was significantly higher, whereas those of choline, betaine, and carnitine were significantly lower in patient with AD compared to normal controls, and that trimethylamine N-oxide had significant positive correlations with parameters on AD severity, including interleukin-6, D-dimer, C-reactive protein, and maximum aortic diameter on admission (6).