02 PROTEINS: plasma proteins Flashcards
Diverse group of proteins found in blood plasma
Plasma proteins
This protein is so named because it migrates ahead of albumin and is a very good indicator of nutrition
Prealbumin
Prealbumin is ___ (high/low) for px with hepatic damage
low (due to decreased protein synthesis)
Prealbumin is ___ (high/low) for px receiving steroid therapy
high
Prealbumin is ___ (high/low) for px with alcohol abused
high
Prealbumin is ___ (high/low) for px with chronic renal failure
high
The three negative acute phase reactants
Prealbumin
Albumin
Transferrin
A protein associated with T3, T4 and retinol
Prealbumin
The most abundant protein found in blood plasma
Albumin
This protein serves as a crucial regulator of osmotic pressure and maintains the balance of fluid between blood vessels and tissues
Albumin
The rate of synthesis of albumin in the liver
9-12 g/day
This protein may be used as a short-term glucose monitoring means
Albumin (fructosamine)
Albumin is ___ (high/low) in liver and kidney disease
low
A glycoprotein produced by the liver that plays a vital role in protecting the lungs from damage caused by enzymes released by inflammatory cells
a1-antitrypsin
a1-antitrypsin has a molecular weight of approximately ___
52 kDa
This protein inhibits elastase
a1-antitrypsin
Protein associated with pulmonary emphysema caused by alveolar damage
a1-antitrypsin
Gene mutated in pulmonary emphysema that causes a1-antitrypsin deficiency
SERPINA1 gene
90% of the albumin fraction in electrophoresis is ___
a1-antitrypsin
This protein is synthesized in utero by the developing embryo and then by the fetal liver and the GI tract
a1-fetoprotein
The concentrations of a1-fetoprotein decreases gradually after birth, reaching adult concentrations at around ___ to ___ months of age
8-12
This protein is a marker for neural tube defects, anencephaly, and spina bifida in high levels
a1-fetoprotein
Low levels of a1-fetoprotein could lead to ___ and ___
trisomy 21
trisomy 18
A protein that serves as a tumor marker, specifically for hepatocellular carcinoma and metastatic liver disease
a1-fetoprotein
This glycoprotein is characterized by its acidic properties and glycosylation
a1-acid glycoprotein
This protein plays a role in sphingomyelin metabolism
a1-acid glycoprotein
This protein serves in the capillary barrier function
a1-acid glycoprotein
Protein associated with orosomucoid
1a-acid glycoprotein
A member of serine proteinase inhibitor (serpin) family
a1-antichymotrypsin
Targets cathepsin G, pancreatic elastase, mast cell chynase, and chymotrypsin
a1-antichymotrypsin
This protein is mutated in px. with Parkinson’s disease, COPD, and Alzheimer’s disease
a1-antichymotrypsin
A protein that is part of the serine protease inhibitor family that appears between a1 and a2 band
inter-a-trypsin inhibitor
This protein inhibits trypsin, plasmin, chymotrypsin
inter-a-trypsin inhibitor
A major carrier protien of vitamin D
Gc-globulin
An a2-glycoprotein synthesized in the liver as a tetramer consisting of two alpha and two beta subunits
Haptoglobin
This protein binds free hemoglobin
haptoglobin