Serum concentrations of alpha-2-macroglobulin and other serum proteinase inhibitors in Thai vegetarians and omnivores
Serum concentrations of albumin, prealbumin together with the serum proteinase inhibitors α 1-acid glycoprotein (α 1GP), α 1-antitrypsin (AT), α 2-macgroglobulin (α 2M), C1 inhibitor (C1) and inter-α-trypsininhibitor (IαT), nutritional anthropometry were determined in 132 vegetarians and 68 omnivore...
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Published in | Nutrition research (New York, N.Y.) Vol. 14; no. 3; pp. 337 - 345 |
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Main Authors | , , , , , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
Published |
New York, NY
Elsevier Inc
01.03.1994
Elsevier Science |
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Summary: | Serum concentrations of albumin, prealbumin together with the serum proteinase inhibitors α
1-acid glycoprotein (α
1GP), α
1-antitrypsin (AT), α
2-macgroglobulin (α
2M), C1 inhibitor (C1) and inter-α-trypsininhibitor (IαT), nutritional anthropometry were determined in 132 vegetarians and 68 omnivores from Thailand. Serum concentrations of prealbumin, α
1GP, AT, C1 and IαT were found to be lower and albumin and α
2M to be higher in vegetarians than in omnivores. The parameters of nutritional anthropometry were lower but still in an acceptable range amongst the vegetarians. In both groups, a negative correlation of a number of anthropometric variables with α
2M was observed. The higher α
2M values in vegetarians compared with omnivores might be due to a mechanism which enables the the body to adjust its requirement to intake by slowing down catabolic rates. Lower C1 concentrations in vegetarians might hypothetically result in a higher risk of asthma and allergy. |
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ISSN: | 0271-5317 1879-0739 |
DOI: | 10.1016/S0271-5317(05)80172-1 |