Talk:Acute phase protein

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"inflamatory cells" on the page are neutrophils, and are the most common white blood cell in the blood in normal patients even when not experiencing a disease state. I feel thus that it is incorrect to call them such. HolyMongoose 16:18, 28 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Pharmacological significance

A further clinical significance is pharmacological: the acute phase reaction response can enhance the binding of drugs: '[...] conditions resulting in the acute phase reaction response (cancer, arthritis, myocardial infarction, Crohn's disease) lead to elevated levels of α₁-acid glycoprotein and enhanced binding of basic drugs.' — Wilkinson, G. R., 2001, ‘Pharmacokinetics: the Dynamics of Drug Absorption, Distribution, and Elimination’ in Hardman, J. G., and Limbird, L. E. (eds), 2001, Goldman and Gilman’s The Pharmacological Basis of Therapeutics 10th Edition, Pergamon Press, New York, pp. 3–30.

—Zoe Ocean 05:38, 16 June 2007 (UTC)