Overview
The magnitude and rapidity of the changes in the concentrations of APPs, together with their short half-life, suggest an important role for these proteins in the establishment of host defense. APPs are regarded as having general functions in trapping of micro-organisms and their products, in activating complement, in binding cellular remnants like nuclear fractions, in neutralizing enzymes, scavenging free radicals, and in modulating the hosts immune response. Despite vast pro- and anti-inflammatory properties ascribed to individual APPs, their function during health and disease remains incompletely defined.
- | Author: Sabina Janciauskiene
- | Publisher: Intechopen
- | Publication Date: Jul 24, 2013
- | Number of Pages: 192 pages
- | Binding: Hardback or Cased Book
- | ISBN-10: 953511185X
- | ISBN-13: 9789535111856
