Sentences with phrase «acute phase reactant»

All Inflammatory diseases or those that cause tissue damage stimulating the production of inflammatory cytokines can cause your pet's blood fibrinogen levels to rise (fibrinogen is an «acute phase reactant»).

Elevated serum ferritin (storage form of iron in the blood) acts as an acute phase reactant and has been associated with increase risk of stroke, diabetes, and decreased cardiovascular fitness.

A few Refs: http://labtestsonline.org/understanding/analytes/ferritin/tab/test «Ferritin is an acute phase reactant and thus may be increased in people with inflammation, liver disease, chronic infection, autoimmune disorders, and some types of cancer»

Even though plasma zinc is an acute phase reactant that may change in response to metabolic alterations, plasma zinc levels react to dietary intake in a rapid and measurable manner (Gershwin et al. 1985, Keen 1990).