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Haptoglobin

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haptoglobin /hap·to·glo·bin/ (hap?to-glo´bin) a plasma glycoprotein with alpha electrophoretic mobility that irreversibly binds free hemoglobin, resulting in removal of the complex by the liver and preventing free hemoglobin from being lost in the urine; it has two major genetic variants, Hp 1 and Hp 2.
hap·to·glo·bin (hpt-glbn)
n.
A plasma protein that is a normal constituent of blood serum and functions in the binding of free hemoglobin in the bloodstream.
Haptoglobin
A blood protein made by the liver. Its main role is to save iron by attaching itself to any hemoglobin released from a red cell.
Mentioned in: Haptoglobin Test, Protein Electrophoresis
haptoglobin
a group of serum alpha2 globulin glycoproteins, produced by the liver, that bind free hemoglobin; important in acute phase reactions (response). The different types, genetically determined, are distinguished electrophoretically.
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HCB also affected transcript levels of other APPs, such as haptoglobin (a hemoglobin scavenger), lipopolysaccharide-binding protein, orosomucoid (important in immunomodulation), and metallothionein and ceruloplasmin (antioxidants).
Toxicogenomics of subchronic hexachlorobenzene exposure in Brown ... by Vos, Joseph G. / Environmental Health Perspectives
1 mg/dL; serum haptoglobin level, <38 mg/dL (normal range, 60-160 mg/dL): results of direct and indirect Coombs test, negative.
Endemic babesiosis in another eastern state: New Jersey. (Research) by MacGregor, Rob Roy / Emerging Infectious Diseases
A modest decrease in hematocrit and red blood cell counts within 24 hours after the race suggests hemolysis although serum haptoglobin levels were not measured.
Effect of marathon running on inflammatory and hemostatic markers by Tofler, Geoffrey H. / AMAA Journal
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