Acute phase proteins (reactants)
Chapter: 2
Also referred to in some species as "heat shock proteins," because of the way in which they were discovered and first studied. These proteins are made early in inflammation, usually by hepatocytes that have been stimulated by the proinflammatory cytokine, interleukin-6 (IL-6). Changes in the levels of acute phase proteins can be measured as a means of monitoring the inflammatory process clinically, e.g., either worsening or progress toward resolution.
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