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alpha-2-macroglobulin

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alpha-2-macroglobulin
Alpha-2-M, antiplasmin An 800 kD protein, which maps to chromosome 12 which inhibits proteases–trypsin, chymotrypsin, elastase, thrombin, plasmin Ref range 125–420 mg/dL, higher in ♀ ↑ A2M Liver disease, DM, nephrotic syndrome, neural tube defects, ↑ estrogen, pregnancy, neonates and children, ataxia-telangiectasia ↓ A2M Protein-losing gastroenteropathy, protein malnutrition, DIC, fibrinolytic therapy
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This study states that a liver synthesised plasma protein called alpha-2-macroglobulin greatly increases during the inflammatory process.
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PSA and protease inhibitors PSA is exposed to several major extracellular protease inhibitors, (15) most importantly, alpha-1-antichymotrypsin (ACT), (16, 17) alpha-l-protease inhibitor (API), (18) protein C inhibitor (PCI), (19) alpha-2-macroglobulin (AMG), (20) and pregnancy zone protein (PZP).
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Research Triangle Park, NC; 919-361-9852) announced that the United States Patent and Trademark Office has issued United States Patent 6,403,092, entitled "Immune Response Modulator Alpha-2-Macroglobulin Complex" to Duke University, Durham, N.
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