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Acute phase reactant: See: Acute-phase protein.
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Acute phase reactant A substance in the blood that increases as a response to an acute conditions such as infection, injury, tissue destruction, some cancers, burns ...
Increase in concentration of acute phase reactants (APR) comprises a major pathophysiologic phenomenon that accompanies inflammation and tissue injury. With the acute ...
Clinical Background. Plasma proteins termed acute phase proteins or reactants are involved in the innate system response to inflammation, tissue injury or malignancy.
The enhancement of FGL1 levels in vitro by IL-6 and its induction after turpentine oil injection suggest that it is an acute phase reactant. Its presence in bound and ...