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Acute Phase Proteins
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9789535111856
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9789535111856
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The magnitude and rapidity of the changes in the concentrations of APPs, together with their short half-life, suggest an important role for these proteins in the establishment of host defense. APPs are regarded as having general functions in trapping of micro-organisms and their products, in activating complement, in binding cellular remnants like nuclear fractions, in neutralizing enzymes, scavenging free radicals, and in modulating the hosts immune response. Despite vast pro- and anti-inflammatory properties ascribed to individual APPs, their function during health and disease remains incompletely defined.
| Author: Sabina Janciauskiene |
| Publisher: Intechopen |
| Publication Date: Jul 24, 2013 |
| Number of Pages: 192 pages |
| Binding: Hardback or Cased Book |
| ISBN-10: 953511185X |
| ISBN-13: 9789535111856 |