Haptoglobin Assay (TP-801)

The activation of the body’s immune system-mediated defence mechanisms is termed the acute
phase response. Haptoglobin is one of a series of acute phase proteins that is found in the blood
of a range of animal species. Under normal conditions, it is either absent from the blood or
present at very low levels. Depending on the species normal ranges can vary from less than 0.05
mg/ml in cattle to 0.3 – 3.5mg/ml in dogs. However, haptoglobin can increase significantly in
response to acute infection, inflammation or trauma. The rise in serum or plasma haptoglobin and
the continuous monitoring of this during the acute phase response gives valuable information to
the clinician or researcher.