Acute phase protein

Introduction: Acute phase protein

Description of Acute phase protein

Acute phase protein: blood proteins that are produced in response to acute illness; including fibrinogen, ceruloplasmin, certain enzyme inhibitors and C reactive protein.
Source: CRISP

Acute phase protein: Proteins that are secreted into the blood in increased or decreased quantities by hepatocytes in response to trauma, inflammation, or disease. These proteins can serve as inhibitors or mediators of the inflammatory processes. Certain acute-phase proteins have been used to diagnose and follow the course of diseases or as tumor markers.
Source: MeSH 2007

Acute phase protein: Related Topics

These medical condition or symptom topics may be relevant to medical information for Acute phase protein:

• Phase
• Protein

Terms associated with Acute phase protein:

Terms Similar to Acute phase protein:

• Acute-Phase Reactants
• Proteins, Acute-Phase
• Reactants, Acute-Phase

Source - MeSH 2007

More specific terms for Acute phase protein:

• alpha-Macroglobulins
• alpha 1-Antichymotrypsin
• alpha 1-Antitrypsin
• Serum Amyloid P-Component
• Serum Amyloid A Protein
• C-Reactive Protein
• Ceruloplasmin
• Complement C3
• Fibrinogen
• Haptoglobins
• Hemopexin
• Orosomucoid
• Serum Albumin
• Transferrin
• Trypsin Inhibitor, Kazal Pancreatic

Source - MeSH 2007

Broader terms for Acute phase protein

• Blood Proteins

Source - MeSH 2007

• blood protein

Source - CRISP

The term Acute phase protein can be used for:

• bactericidin
• C reactive protein

Source: CRISP

Other terms that may be related to Acute phase protein:

• bactericidal immunity

Source: CRISP

Hierarchical classifications of Acute phase protein

The following list attempts to classify Acute phase protein into categories where each line is subset of the next.

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy:

• Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins
  • Proteins
    • Blood Proteins
      • Acute-Phase Proteins

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