What is Acute phase protein? : Abaara fun facts and uncommon knowledge

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Acute phase protein

Acute phase proteins are a class of proteins that are synthetized in the liver in response to inflammation. This response is called the acute phase reaction.

In response to injury, local inflammatory cells (neutrophil granulocytes and macrophages) secrete a number of cytokines into the bloodstream, most notably the interleukins IL-1, IL-6 and IL-11 and TNF-alpha.

The liver responds by producing a large number of acute phase reactants, most notably:

C-reactive protein
Alpha 1-antitrypsin
Alpha 1-antichymotrypsin
Alpha 2-macroglobulin
some coagulation factors (Fibrinogen, prothrombin, factor VIII, plasminogen)
Complement factors
Serum amyloid protein (see amyloid)

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