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Frontmatter -- Preface -- Contents -- Section I . The Inflammatory Response -- Progress in Plasma Proteins: Hallmarks of Health and Markers of Disease -- Plasma Proteins Implicated in the Inflammatory Response -- Acute Inflammatory Process -- The Inflammatory Response -- Relationships between Acute Non-Specific Inf lamination and Non-Specific Defense Mechanisms of the Host -- The Role of Thrombocytes in Inflammation -- Section II. Acute Phase Reactants -- Clinical Usefulness of C Reactive Protein Measurement -- Control Proteins of the Alternative Complement Pathway In Vivo Correlates of In Vitro Function -- Plasma Fibronectin, its Biochemical and Biological Properties and its Pathological Changes in Man -- Interaction between C-Reactive Protein (CRP) and Platelets -- Interactions between CRP and Mononuclear Cells -- Clinical Usefulness of Orosomucoid Determination -- Alpha1 Acid Glycoprotein - Structure, Genetics and Biological Significance -- Alphai1-Antitrypsin Structure and Genetics -- Affinity-Immunodeletion (AID) Isoelectric Focusing on Ultra-Thin Gels and Staining with Silver Diamine Applied to the Marker Proteins of Inflammation -- A Survey of the Measurement, Distribution of Values and Phenotypes of the Haptoglobins -- Recent Findings on the Biological Role of Haptoglobin in Rats -- Biochemical Aspects of Complement Activation -- The Acquired Abnormalities of the Complement System in the Acute or Chronic Inflammatory Response -- Acute Phase Reactant Protein Profiles in Cancer: An Approach to Deciphering their Message -- Plasma Protein Profile: A Model of Data for Interpretation with Special Reference to Inflammatory Conditions -- Section III. Malnutrition and the Immune Response -- Protein-Calorie Malnutrition-Clinical Biochemical and Immunological -- Complement, Orosomucoid, Transferrin, Retinol Binding Protein and Prealbumin in Malnutrition -- Cellular and Humoral Immunity in Malnutrition -- Immune Deficit in Kwashiorkor -- Inhibition of Cell-Mediated Immunity by Serum Abnormalities in Protein-Calorie Malnutrition -- Host Resistance in Malnutrition -- Usefulness of Prealbumin as Nutritional Indicator -- Section IV. Posters. -- A. Acute Phase Reactants in Neonates -- A Comparative Study of the Sequential and Coupled Determination of CRP and Orosomucoid during Neonatal Infections -- CRP and Neonatal Sepsis -- Characterization of a C2 Derived Oligopeptide with Biologic Activity -- Direct Quantitation of the Complement C3 Split Product C3d in Plasma in Immunopathological Disorders -- Variations of Orosomucoid Levels in New-Born Twins -- Complement Levels in Infants of Diabetic Mothers over the First Month of Life -- B. Protein Status in Clinical States -- Protein-Status and Malnutrition, Preliminary Results of a Prospective Study of 177 Patients -- Research of Relationship between Protein and Folic Acid Deficiencies -- The Measurements of Plasma Proteins in Patients with nutritional Deficiency -- Value of Plasma Prealbumin in the Early Recognition of Protein-Energy Malnutrition in Sahelian Children -- Visceral and Muscular Proteins in Anorexia Nervosa: An Example of Severe Malnutrition in Industrialized Countries. Effects of Renutrition -- C. Protein-Calorie Malnutrition and the Immune Response -- Effects of Protein-Calorie Malnutrition on the Cell- Mediated Immune Response in Mice -- Effects of Early Under- and Over-Nutrition on the Immune Response in Mice -- D. Inflammatory Proteins in Patients with Cancer -- Plasma Transferrin Level: A Preoperative Prognosis Indicator in Esophageal Cancer Patients -- Usefulness of a Protein Profile as an Indicator for a Gastrostomy in Patients with Advanced Head and Neck Cancer -- Acute Phase Reactant Proteins and Cancer -- Plasmapheresis in Cancer Patients and Acute Phase Reactant Proteins -- Prognostic Value of the Macrophage Component of an Inflammatory Reaction Induced by Skin Abrasion in Cancer Patients -- Nutritional Markers in Advanced Large Bowel Cancer -- Effects of Acute Phase Reactant Proteins on PHA-Induced Lymphocyte Blastogenesis -- Effects of Acute Phase Reactant Proteins on Monocyte Chemotaxis in Vitro -- E. Protein Changes in Other Clinical States -- Evaluation of Inflammation Proteins, Cardiac Enzymes and Myoglobin in Myocardial Infarcts -- Human Serum Perchlorosoluble Glycoproteins in Myocardial Infarct -- Elevated C-Reactive Protein Levels in Sarcoidosis Patients -- Determination of Plasma Fibronectin Concentration in Pulmonary and Circulatory Failure -- Protein, Alpha1 Antitrypsin, Lysozyme in Bronchoalveolar Lavage Liquid in Case of Sarcoidosis -- Macrophage Phagocytic Activity and Lysozyme Concentration in Bronchoalveolar Lavages -- Determination of Human Serum Complement Using the Hemolytic Radial Immunodiffusion Micromethod daring Ventilatory Tests of Allergenic Provocation in Asthmatics -- Inflammation Markers in Patients with Pulmonary Pathology -- Usefulness of C-R P /C4 - 1 Index of Detection and Prognosis of Septic States in the Burn Patients -- Assessment of Appropriate Laboratory Measurements to Measure Crohn's Disease Activity -- Assessment of Appropriate Laboratory Measurement to Measure Ulcerative Colitis Activity -- Diagnostic and Prognostic Value of the Plasma Variations of Prealbumin and Transferrin in the Post-Operative Period of Gastrointestinal Tract Surgery - Preliminary Results -- Serum C-Reactive Protein Assay in Renal Transplantation -- Relation between the Quantity of Serum Lysozyme and the Amount of Succinatedehydrogenase (SDH) and Alpha-Glycerophosphate- Dehydrogenase (alpha-GDPH) on Activated Lymphocytes Membranes as a Possible Index of the Immune Response after Human Renal Transplantation -- Study of Some Markers of Inflammation (C Reactive Protein, Haptoglobin, Orosomucoid) in Chronic Inflammatory Articular Rheumatic Diseases -- Levels of Serum C9 Complement Factor in Various Chronic Inflammatory Articular Rheumatic Diseases -- Modifications of "Inflammatory Proteins" (Transferrin, Orosomucoid, Coeruloplasmin, Alpha-l-Antitrypsin in Human Gonadotropin Induced Ovulation -- Changes of Distribution of Glycosylated Forms of Human Orosomucoid and Alpha-2-HS Glycoprotein during Inflammation and Pregnancy: Study by Isoelectric Focusing and Crossed Immuno-Affinity Electrophoresis -- Variation of C Reactive Protein in Serum Following Severe Skull Trauma -- Studies on some Blood Proteins in Medullary Patients -- The Prostaglandin Induced Acute Phase Response and its Failure in Scleroderma -- F. Acute Phase Reactants in Rodents -- Serum Amyloid P Component in the Rat: Isolation, Characterization and Original Features -- Transcortin (CBG) Actitivities, Endogenous Corticosterone Levels and other Serum Parameters in the Course of the Acute Inflammatory Reaction of the Rat -- Secretion of 3 Proteins during Experimental Inflammation in Rats -- Identification of Intracellular Acute Phase Proteins in the Liver of Mice by Crossed Immunoelectrophoresis -- Studies on the Mechanism of the Prostaglandin Induced Acute Phase Response; its Failure in Endotoxin Tolerant Animals -- G. Proteinase Inhibitors -- Inhibition of Formation of the Human Amplification C3 Convertase by Fluid Phase Polycations -- Determination of the Degree of Desialylation for Orosomucoid and Alpha1, Antitrypsin. Application to Rheumatoid Polyarthritic Sera -- Proteinase Inhibitors Controlling Biologie Activity of Lymphoid Tissue Cells -- Binding of Alpha-l-Antitrypsin Specific Antibodies to Human Lymphocytes: A Flow Cell Microfluorometry Study -- Suppression of Antibody-Dependent Lymphocyte Mediated Cytotoxicity by Human Alpha-2 Macrogobulin -- H. Methodology -- Protein Evaluation of Populations in Intertropical Regions -- Immunophelometric Quantitation of C.R.P. - Importance of Samples Storage -- Pre Albumin Titration Using a Rate Nephelometer. Critical Study. Applications in Nutrition and Oncology -- Plasma Fibronectin: Its Dosage in Clinical Biology -- Quantitative Immunoelectrophoretic Methods -- Protein Profile in Surgical Intensive Care -- Author Index -- SUBJECT INDEX -- Backmatter