SAA全名血清淀粉样蛋白A,是一种由肝细胞产生后被分泌到血清中的一种急性时相反应蛋白,当机体发生感染或损伤时,可在4-6h内迅速升高约1000倍,当机体抗原清除后则迅速降低至正常水平。
SAA1 protein is an acute phase apolipoprotein reactant which isproduced mostly by hepatocytes and under regulation of inflammatorycytokines. SAA1 (Serum amyloid A1) protein is produced mainly inthe liver and circulates in low levels in the blood. The SAA1 seemsto have a role in the immune system. SAA1 protein levels increasein the blood and other tissues under conditions of inflammation.SAA1 may facilitate the repair of injured tissues; it also acts asan antibacterial agent,and signals the migration of germ-fightingcells to sites of infection. SAA1 also functions as anapolipoprotein of the HDL complex.
Elevated levels of SAA1 ultimately affect secondaryamyloidosis,extracellular amassing of amyloid fibrils,resultingfrom a circulating precursor,in a variety of tissues and organs.The most widespread type of amyloidosis appears secondary tochronic inflammatory disease,mainly rheumatoid arthritis. The SAA1cleavage product a designated amyloid protein A is depositedsystemically as amyloid in vital organs such as theliver,spleen,and kidneys in chronic inflammatory diseases patients.These deposits are extremely insoluble and resistant toproteolysis; they disrupt tissue structure and compromiseperformance. SAA的特点