Description
Alpha 1 proteinase inhibitor (Antitrypsin) has a characteristic secondary structure of beta sheets and alpha helices. That is a serum glycoprotein synthesized in the liver. It acts as an elastase inhibitor, primarily inhibiting neutrophil elastase, chymotrypsin, collagenase, leukocytic proteases, plasmin, and thrombin, which may be released during inflammatory reactions in the lung. Also Increase in Antitrypsin occurs as an acute phase response to tissue necrosis and inflammation. Serum level of Antitrypsin is elevated in rheumatoid arthritis, bacterial infections, vasculitis, and carcinomatosis