Control of Acute-Phase Protein Production

摘要: Injury induces characteristic alterations in the circulating levels of specific plasma proteins, referred to as acute-phase proteins. Their major known functions are serve antiproteases, transport and opsonins. The synthesized primarily liver, have been focus considerable study, since their altered presumably contribute an improved ability host survive injury. When interpreting significance response, it should not be forgotten that these proteins may represent only a few liver whose synthesis changes following acute- phase protein profile thus give incomplete picture adaptive processes occur (consider intracellular “stress proteins” extracellular non-plasma proteins). However, classic do indication extent body’s response injury, they clinical advantage being easy sample assay.