{"id":62522,"date":"2020-12-02T10:15:24","date_gmt":"2020-12-02T10:15:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/?p=62522"},"modified":"2023-06-11T08:15:12","modified_gmt":"2023-06-11T08:15:12","slug":"haptoglobin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/haptoglobin\/","title":{"rendered":"Haptoglobin"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A serum protein, alpha globulin in the blood.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Protein found in plasma that binds hemoglobin and clears it from wounds; the amount of haptoglobin is increased in certain inflammatory diseases, decreased in hemolytic anemia.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>A blood protein that combines with hemoglobin; a low level indicates a breakdown of red blood cells, which may occur in certain diseases, snakebite, or drug ingestion. Levels are increased in some inflammatory conditions.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>A protein present in blood plasma that binds with free hemoglobin to form a complex that is rapidly removed from the circulation. Depletion of plasma haptoglobin is a feature of anemias in which red blood cells are destroyed inside the circulation with the release of hemoglobin into the plasma.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>A mucoprotein to which hemoglobin released from lysed red cells into plasma is bound. It is increased in certain inflammatory conditions and decreased in hemolytic disorders.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<div class=\"group w-full text-gray-800 dark:text-gray-100 border-b border-black\/10 dark:border-gray-900\/50 bg-gray-50 dark:bg-[#444654] sm:AIPRM__conversation__response\">\n<div class=\"flex p-4 gap-4 text-base md:gap-6 md:max-w-2xl lg:max-w-[38rem] xl:max-w-3xl md:py-6 lg:px-0 m-auto\">\n<div class=\"relative flex w-[calc(100%-50px)] flex-col gap-1 md:gap-3 lg:w-[calc(100%-115px)]\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-grow flex-col gap-3\">\n<div class=\"min-h-[20px] flex flex-col items-start gap-4 whitespace-pre-wrap break-words\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose w-full break-words dark:prose-invert light AIPRM__conversation__response\">\n<p>A blood protein produced by the liver, primarily serving the purpose of conserving iron by binding to any hemoglobin released from red blood cells.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A serum protein, alpha globulin in the blood. 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