<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p> During the acute phase response, there is an increased production and release of certain proteins known as acute phase proteins (APPs) which can be produced by hepatocytes and peripheral tissues such as C-reactive protein (CRP), serum amyloid A (SAA), haptoglobin (Hp), alpha-1 acid glycoprotein (AGP). These proteins have been investigated as markers of various infectious diseases in small animals and the purpose of this review is to update the current knowledge about APPs in infectious diseases in dogs and cats.</p></abstract>

During the acute phase response, there is an increased production and release of certain proteins known as acute phase proteins (APPs) which can be produced by hepatocytes and peripheral tissues such as C-reactive protein (CRP), serum amyloid A (SAA), haptoglobin (Hp), alpha-1 acid glycoprotein (AGP). These proteins have been investigated as markers of various infectious diseases in small animals and the purpose of this review is to update the current knowledge about APPs in infectious diseases in dogs and cats.

Acute Phase Proteins as Markers of Infectious Diseases in small Animals / Proteini Akutne Faze Kao Markeri Infektivnih Bolesti Malih Životinja

Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, – UNESP, campus Botucatu – SP, Brazil

Institute of Biodiversity, Animal Health and Comparative Medicine, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G61 1QH UK

Acta Veterinaria

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During the acute phase response, there is an increased production and release of certain proteins known as acute phase proteins (APPs) which can be produced by...

Acute Phase Proteins as Markers of Infectious Diseases in small Animals / Proteini Akutne Faze Kao Markeri Infektivnih Bolesti Malih Životinja

Published Online: Jun 23, 2015

Page range: 149 - 161

Received: Feb 12, 2015

Accepted: Mar 19, 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/acve-2015-0013

© by Elizabeth Moreira dos Santos Schmidt

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