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The role of the host—Neutrophil biology
Periodontology 2000, EarlyView., 2023 Abstract Neutrophilic polymorphonuclear leukocytes (neutrophils) are myeloid cells packed with lysosomal granules (hence also called granulocytes) that contain a formidable antimicrobial arsenal. They are terminally differentiated cells that play a critical role in acute and chronic inflammation, as well as in the resolution of inflammation and wound ...
Iain L. C. Chapple +4 more
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Seasonal childhood anaemia in West Africa is associated with the haptoglobin 2-2 genotype.
PLoS Medicine, 2006 BackgroundAnaemia is a major cause of morbidity and mortality for children in Africa. The plasma protein haptoglobin (Hp) binds avidly to free haemoglobin released following malaria-induced haemolysis.
Sarah H Atkinson +8 more
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Periodontology 2000, EarlyView., 2023 Abstract This review describes the origin and results of the prospective longitudinal study to test potential prognostic indicators for periodontal breakdown in a population deprived of regular dental care. Experimental gingivitis studies in individuals highly susceptible or highly resistant to periodontitis showed that bleeding on probing developed ...
Ubele Van der Velden
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Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2020 Acute phase reactants (APRs) have not been investigated in white rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum). This study aimed to identify clinically useful APRs in this species.
Emma H. Hooijberg +5 more
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The invention provides an assay method for determining a level of haptoglobin in a sample comprising the steps of: (i) mixing haemoglobin with the sample to be assayed so as to form a haptoglobin-haemoglobin complex with haptoglobin present in the sample;
Docherty, Stuart +2 more
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Clinical Usefulness of Haptoglobin Levels to Evaluate Hemolysis in Recently Transfused Patients
Advances in Hematology, 2011 Introduction. Haptoglobin binds the globin portion of free hemoglobin. Serum haptoglobin measurement is used as a laboratory marker for the diagnosis of hemolytic anemia.
Shilpi Gupta +3 more
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PLoS ONE, 2012 Haptoglobin is an acute phase inflammatory marker. Its main function is to bind hemoglobin released from erythrocytes to aid its elimination, and thereby haptoglobin prevents the generation of reactive oxygen species in the blood. Haptoglobin levels have
Philippe Froguel +27 more
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Concentration of C-reactive protein and haptoglobin in cows with subclinical endometritis [PDF]
Науковий вісник ветеринарної медицини, 2020 Acute phase proteins are blood components synthesized by hepatocytes, basic function of which is to defend the organism as part of the immune response to infl ammation, trauma, infection, stress, neoplasia.
Basarab T. +3 more
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Antiphospholipid antibodies in healthy Serbian middle-aged subjects: Preliminary data [PDF]
Journal of Medical Biochemistry, 2022 Background: The investigation of the prevalence of the IgG and the IgM isotypes of anticardiolipin (aCL) and antib2glycoprotein I (ab2gpI) Abs in healthy Serbian middleaged subjects was the main goal of our study.
Bećarević Mirjana B. +3 more
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Modern markers of inflammatory process in surgical practice
Амбулаторная хирургия, 2022 Introduction. Currently, one of the important problems in surgery is the search for new markers of the inflammatory process to determine the prognosis of the disease, substantiate the need for surgical intervention and to assess the effectiveness of ...
A. M. Morozov +4 more
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