Serum Amyloid P-Component
"Serum Amyloid P-Component" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Amyloid P component is a small, non-fibrillar glycoprotein found in normal serum and in all amyloid deposits. It has a pentagonal (pentaxin) structure. It is an acute phase protein, modulates immunologic responses, inhibits ELASTASE, and has been suggested as an indicator of LIVER DISEASE.
| Descriptor ID |
D000683
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D12.776.049.407.875 D12.776.124.050.730 D12.776.395.690
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| Concept/Terms |
Serum Amyloid P-Component- Serum Amyloid P-Component
- Amyloid P-Component, Serum
- P-Component, Serum Amyloid
- Serum Amyloid P Component
- Amyloid P Component
- P Component, Amyloid
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| 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Serum Amyloid P-Component" by people in Profiles.
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Serum Amyloid P and IgG Exhibit Differential Capabilities in the Activation of the Innate Immune System in Response to Bacillus anthracis Peptidoglycan. Infect Immun. 2018 05; 86(5).
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Human SAP is a novel peptidoglycan recognition protein that induces complement-independent phagocytosis of Staphylococcus aureus. J Immunol. 2013 Sep 15; 191(6):3319-27.
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Synergistic effects of hypertension and aging on cognitive function and hippocampal expression of genes involved in ß-amyloid generation and Alzheimer's disease. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol. 2013 Oct 15; 305(8):H1120-30.
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FcgammaRIIB mediates C-reactive protein inhibition of endothelial NO synthase. Circ Res. 2005 Nov 25; 97(11):1124-31.