Analyte Pretreatment Posttreatment Total protein (g/dL) 3.8 (3.26-4.0) 4.0 (3.58-4.09) Albumin (g/dL) 2.41 (2.22-2.74) 2.46 (2.22-2.68) Globulins (g/L) 1.20 * (1.04-1.37) 1.41 * (1.31-1.46) Alpha-1 globulin (g/L) 0.23 (0.21-0.32) 0.26 (0.23-0.32) Alpha-2 globulin (g/L) 0.37 (0.26-0.46) 0.33 (0.25-0.48)
Beta globulin (g/L) 0.41 * (0.33-0.44) 044 * (0.4-0.55) Gamma globulin (g/L) 0.22 (0.12-0.26) 0.24 (0.19-0.3) Albumin/globulin ratio 2.29 (1.75-2.77) 1.82 (1.64-1.93) P value (2-tailed Analyte probability) Total protein (g/dL) .77 Albumin (g/dL) .76 Globulins (g/L) .049 Alpha-1 globulin (g/L) .38 Alpha-2 globulin (g/L) .76
Beta globulin (g/L) .02 Gamma globulin (g/L) .28 Albumin/globulin ratio .07 * Pre- and posttreatment median values are significantly different at P < .05.
(33,34) Acute-phase proteins, such as alpha-lipoprotein and haptoglobin, are said to migrate within the alpha-1 and alpha-2 globulin fraction, whereas the acute-phase proteins fibronectin and transferrin migrate through the
beta globulin fractions of the EPH.
Serum protein electrophoresis Albumin 46,9% [53-68] Alpha 1 globulins 5,7% [1,0-4,0] Alpha 2 globulins 19,4% [3,0-14]
Beta globulins 17,1% [8,0-17] Gamma globulins 10,9% [9,0-22] Table 2.
The alpha and
beta globulins are synthesized exclusively in the liver.
Control 1st test 2nd test group group Erythrocyttes 7.8 6.2 4.8 x [10.sup.12]/l Leucocytes 7.2 8.09 10.5 x [10.sup.9]/l Segmented 6.4 6.4 6.1 neutrophils(%) Protein fraction 11.6 10.7 9.9 (alpha globulins) Protein fraction 10.4 11 6.9 (
beta globulins) Glucose (mg%) 9.51 6 4.93 Zinc 12.71 10.5 9.1 ([micro]mol/l) Note: Table made from bar graph.