The concentration of the amyloid AA-related serum protein (SAA) was markedly increased after endotoxin injections in mink, mouse, rabbit, and man. It was particularly studied during the development of endotoxin-induced amyloidosis of the mink. Protein SAA was markedly elevated in all mink 24 h after the first endotoxin injection but had fallen to relatively low levels before the onset of amyloi...

∑ Serum amyloid A protein (SAA) is an acute-phase plasma protein, which increases in response to tissue damage. The aim of the study was to investigate SAA in the blood of patients with cerebral infarction. Sixty subjects were studied, including 45 patients with cerebral infarction and 15 controls. SAA was determined using ELISA method on days 1, 3, 7 and 14 after ischemic stroke onset. SAA was...

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the changes in the serum concentrations of haptoglobin (Hp), serum amyloid A (SAA) and IgG, IgA in calves with diarrhea caused by rotavirus, coronavirus, Escherichia coli F5 and Eimeria species. The experiment was carried out on 40 diarrhoeic and 10 non-diarrhoeic calves (group C). A total of 13 calves were infected with rotavirus or coronavirus (group ...

Rabbits were induced to form atheromatous cardiovascular lesions by subjecting them to treatments of a single BSA injection plus a 2-wk period of cholesterol diet, or to the diet alone. Microscopic examination of the hearts at the end of the 2-wk induction period, or after having been returned to regular diet for 5 or 8 wk, showed that lesion incidence in the cholesterol-only animall decreased ...

I . The incorporation of [14C]sucrose into serum triglyceride was shown to increase in both male and female baboons after a period of high sucrose intake. During the same period of high sucrose intake there was an increase in the fasting serum triglyceride concentration of the male baboons but not of the females. 2. When the male baboons were given a parenteral oestrogen preparation in addition...

Members of the pentraxin family, including PTX3 and serum amyloid P component (SAP), have been reported to play a role in innate host defence against a range of microbial pathogens, yet little is known regarding their antiviral activities. In this study, we demonstrate that human SAP binds to human influenza A virus (IAV) strains and mediates a range of antiviral activities, including inhibitio...

This study was designed to evaluate serum and milk amyloid A (SAA) as an inflammatory indicator in inflammatory diseases. Twenty clinically healthy cows and 100 cows with various inflammatory diseases were selected for this study. Blood samples were collected from the coccygeal vein of both healthy and diseased groups. Milk samples were taken from four quarters of both groups. Milk samples of f...

Background: Acute-phase proteins (APPs) may be increased due to different stresses during estrus phase in farm animals. Aims: Determining changes of APPs at different phases of non-synchronized estrous cycle group (NSEG), and Ovsynch-synchronized estrous cycle group (SEG) in Holstein cows. Methods: Twelve non-pregnant clinically and paraclinicaly healthy Holstein cows with a body condition scor...