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Alpha-1-acid glycoprotein (AGP)
Alpha-1-acid glycoprotein (AGP) is an acute-phase protein in cats that increases in response to systemic inflammation.
- AGP is one of the acute-phase proteins in cats and shows a non-specific increase in cases of systemic inflammatory reactions.
- Studies have shown that markedly increased AGP concentrations, especially in combination with typical clinical symptoms, can support the diagnosis of feline infectious peritonitis (FIP).
- If the diagnosis of FIP is confirmed, measuring AGP can be useful for therapeutic monitoring, as clinical improvement is often accompanied by a decrease in AGP concentration.
- AGP can be requested as a single parameter or as part of an “FIP monitoring” profile.
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