Acute Phase Proteins (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9789535111856)

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
ISBN-10: 953511185X
ISBN-13: 9789535111856
Publisher: Intechopen
Language: English
Published: 07/24/2013
Pages: 192
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.12lbs
Size: 9.61h x 6.69w x 0.50d