title: AAT as a diagnostic tool.
abstract: Serum alpha-1-antitrypsin (AAT) concentration can be affected by both inflammatory and non-inflammatory conditions. This paper characterizes the nature of AAT in physiology and pathologic deficiency and increasing states. The relationships between the AAT concentration in different clinical materials (serum, urine, faeces) and various diseases connected with different organs were analyzed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry and Clinical Chemistry, Medical University in Warsaw, Banacha 1, 02-097 Warszawa, Poland. tomasz@artibus.pl
authors.forename: Barbara
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Lisowska-Myjak
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000652:urine; D006801:Humans; D007674:Kidney Diseases / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000652:urine; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000652:urine; D000515:alpha 1-Antitrypsin / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology*
chemical_list: C043392:SERPINA1 protein, human; D000515:alpha 1-Antitrypsin