Amyloid P-komponent är ett litet, icke-fibrillärt glykoprotein med pentagonstruktur i normalt serum och i alla amyloidavlagringar. Det verkar som ett akutfasprotein hos möss och hos människa modulerar det immunsvar och hämmar elastas.
Amyloid P component is a small, non-fibrillar glycoprotein found in normal serum and in all amyloid deposits. It has a pentagonal (pentaxin) structure. It is an acute phase protein, modulates immunologic responses, inhibits ELASTASE, and has been suggested as an indicator of LIVER DISEASE.
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Amyloid P-Component, Serum — P-Component, Serum Amyloid — Serum Amyloid P Component — Amyloid P Component — P Component, Amyloid