The role of placental globulin

Globulin is a substance in the human body and a relatively common protein. It exists in the serum protein of the human body. It has good immune function. Its level can be used to determine whether anemia occurs. Placental globulin is actually a type G protein product extracted from the placenta in the body of a parturient. Placental globulin also has many functions and effects. So what are the functions of placental globulin?

      1. What is placental globulin? Placental globulin is a product made by extracting the placenta and postpartum blood (approximately 50-200 ml) of healthy pregnant women through physical, chemical and sterilization methods to produce more than 95% immunoglobulin G, so it is called immunoglobulin G (most of which is IgG, and there are small amounts of IgM and Iga).

People who receive placental globulin obtain ready-made antibodies and are fully or partially protected, which can temporarily prevent the onset of illness or alleviate symptoms and shorten the course of the disease. If a person who receives placental globulin develops an infection with no obvious clinical symptoms or mild symptoms, he or she will subsequently develop relatively long-lasting or lifelong resistance.

     2. The role of placental globulin

Placental globulin has a definite effect in preventing measles and hepatitis A (infectious hepatitis). For young children or the elderly, regular intake of placental globulin can enhance immunity. If used properly, it can prevent several infectious diseases or enhance the body's resistance.

  3. The harm of high globulin

Globulin is produced by the body's immune organs. Most of it is produced outside liver cells and is related to the body's immunity. The normal value of globulin is 20-30 g/L. High globulin usually means that the body is infected by foreign viruses. The immune system will fight against the foreign viruses, resulting in increased globulin.

When the human liver is diseased and liver cells are inflamed, globulin levels will be high. For patients with hepatitis or liver cancer, if the globulin level is high, it means that the liver condition has further deteriorated. For example, in chronic hepatitis and cirrhosis, albumin decreases and globulin increases. For hepatitis B patients, if the globulin test value exceeds 35.0, it means that the liver is damaged. The longer the disease course, the more severe the condition, and the more frequent the lesion activity, the higher the globulin value.