Acute-phase Reactants Synthesized in the Liver
Positive acute-phase reactants (concentrations increase with acute inflammation)
- Immune-related
- Complement (C')
- Mannose-binding lectin (MBL)
- C-reactive protein (CRP)
- Orosomucoid (alpha-I acid glycoprotein)
- Antiproteases (antienzymes)
- Alpha-I antitrypsin (A1-AT)
- Alpha-2 macroglobulin (A2M)
- Antioxidants
- Ceruloplasmin
- Coagulation factors
- Fibrinogen
- Factor VIII
Others
- Haptoglobin
- Serum amyloid A (SAA)
- Plasma fibronectin
- Lipopolysaccharide-binding protein (LBP)
- Ferritin
Negative acute-phase reactants (concentrations decrease with acute inflammation)
- Retinol-binding protein (RBP)
- Transthyretin (TBPA)
- Albumin
- Transferrin
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