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Fenofibrate treatment also reduced plasma concentrations of the acute phase proteins fibrinogen, C-reactive protein, serum amyloid A, plasminogen, and
alpha 2-macroglobulin in human subjects [49-51].
The value of various parameters " C-reactive protein (CRP), white blood cell (WBC) count, lymphocyte/leucocyte ratio, interleukin-6 (IL-6), IL-10, IL-4, IL-5, IL-12, tumour necrosis factor alpha ( TNF), endotoxin, erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR), procalcitonin, fibrinogen,
alpha 2-macroglobulin, alpha 1- antitrypsin, D-lactate " for diagnosis of AA have been studied.4 However, they have proved non-superior to clinical history, physical examination, and usual laboratory studies in diagnosing AA at an early stage.5
Characterization of novel monoclonal antibodies for prostate-specific antigen (PSA) with potency to recognize PSA bound to
alpha 2-macroglobulin. Clinical Chem 2005;51(1):84-92.
Molecular cloning and expression analysis of
alpha 2-macroglobulin in the kuruma shrimp Marsupenaeus japonicus.
The binding and removal of excessive cytokines is mediated by [alpha]-2-macroglobulin (
alpha 2-macroglobulin), a naturally occurring high-molecular-weight plasma glycoprotein.
The structure around the thioester bond in bovine
alpha 2-macroglobulin: possible implications for the conformational stability of the inhibitor on thioester cleavage.
Structure of the human
alpha 2-macroglobulin gene and its promoter.
Borth in 1992 [22] studied the
alpha 2-macroglobulin ([alpha]2-M) which is an inhibitor for the proteinase enzyme in the blood and tissue.
Alpha 2-macroglobulin, a multifunctional binding protein with targeting characteristics.