Purity > 90% as determined by SDS-PAGE. MW: 40.5kDa. Partial: 19-346aa. N-terminal 6xHis-tagged. Rattus norvegicus (Rat). As a result of holysis, hoglobin is found to accumulate in the kidney and is secreted in the urine. Haptoglobin captures, and combines with free plasma hoglobin to allow hepatic recycling of he iron and to prevent kidney damage. Haptoglobin also acts as an antioxidant, has antibacterial activity and plays a role in modulating many aspects of the acute phase response. Hoglobin/haptoglobin complexes are rapidely cleared by the macrophage CD163 scavenger receptor expressed on the surface of liver Kupfer cells through an endocytic lysosomal degradation pathway.Uncleaved haptoglogin, also known as zonulin, plays a role in intestinal permeability, allowing intercellular tight junction disassbly, and controlling the equilibrium between tolerance and immunity to non-self antigens.