Article
The acute phase protein haptoglobin regulates host immunity.
Journal of leukocyte biology - 1 Jul 2008
Huntoon Kristin M, Wang Yanping, Eppolito Cheryl A, Barbour Karen W, Berger Franklin G, Shrikant Protul A, Baumann Heinz
Abstract excerpt
The contribution of acute phase plasma proteins to host immune responses remains poorly characterized. To better understand the role of the acute phase reactant and major hemoglobin-binding protein haptoglobin (Hp) on the function of immune cells, we generated Hp-deficient C57BL/6J mice. These mi...
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