TY  - CHAP
AU  - Kazuaki Taguchi
AU  - Koji Nishi
AU  - Victor Tuan Giam Chuang
AU  - Toru
Maruyama
AU  - Masaki Otagiri
ED  - Sabina Janciauskiene
Y1  - 2013-07-24
PY  - 2013
T1  - Molecular Aspects of Human Alpha-1 Acid Glycoprotein — Structure and Function
N2  - 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.
BT  - Acute Phase Proteins
SP  - Ch. 6
UR  - https://doi.org/10.5772/56101
DO  - 10.5772/56101
SN  - 
PB  - IntechOpen
CY  - Rijeka
Y2  - 2024-04-23
ER  -