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Deficient Alternative Complement Pathway Activity in Newborn Sera [PDF]

Pediatric Research, 1979
Neonatal susceptibility to overwhelming bacterial infection is commonly attributed to a relative deficiency in serum opsonic activity. However, few studies have compared the functional capacity of the classical complement pathway with that of the alternative complement pathway in the neonate.
E L, Mills, B, Björksteń, P G, Quie
openaire   +2 more sources

Effect of anticomplement agent K-76 COOH in hamster-to-rat and guinea pig- to-rat xenotransplantation [PDF]

, 1995
In normal rats, the xenobiotic K76 inhibited the C5 and probably the C2 and C3 steps of complement and effectively depressed classical complement pathway activity, alternative complement pathway activity, and the C3 complement component during and well ...
Adachi, Anthony J. Demetris, Cochrane, Gewurz, Hasan, Hideaki Miyazawa, Hong, Iida, Kissmeyer-Nielsen, Kitano, Kitano, Leventhal, Minoru Nomoto, Mitsuko Tanaka, Miyagawa, Miyagawa, Miyazaki, Miyazaki, Miyazawa, Murase, Nelson, Noriko Murase, Ono, Perper, Pruitt, Pruitt, Qing Ye, Rafael Manez, Satoru Todo, Soares, Starzl, Starzl, Starzl, Starzl, Tanaka, Thomas E. Starzl, Valdivia, Van den Bogaerde, Wasei Miyazaki, Xia, Yamamoto, Yoichi Toyama   +41 more
core   +2 more sources

The newfound relationship between extrachromosomal DNAs and excised signal circles

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Extrachromosomal DNAs (ecDNAs) contribute to the progression of many human cancers. In addition, circular DNA by‐products of V(D)J recombination, excised signal circles (ESCs), have roles in cancer progression but have largely been overlooked. In this Review, we explore the roles of ecDNAs and ESCs in cancer development, and highlight why these ...
Dylan Casey, Zeqian Gao, Joan Boyes
wiley   +1 more source

Small-molecule factor D inhibitors selectively block the alternative pathway of complement in paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria and atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome

Haematologica, 2017
Paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria and atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome are diseases of excess activation of the alternative pathway of complement that are treated with eculizumab, a humanized monoclonal antibody against the terminal complement ...
Xuan Yuan, Eleni Gavriilaki, Jane A. Thanassi, Guangwei Yang, Andrea C. Baines, Steven D. Podos, Yongqing Huang, Mingjun Huang, Robert A. Brodsky   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

PICALM::MLLT10 translocated leukemia

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
This comprehensive review of PICALM::MLLT10 translocated acute leukemia provides an in‐depth review of the structure and function of CALM, AF10, and the fusion oncoprotein (1). The multifaceted molecular mechanisms of oncogenesis, including nucleocytoplasmic shuttling (2), epigenetic modifications (3), and disruption of endocytosis (4), are then ...
John M. Cullen, Antonia C. Nakatsugawa, Natalie Barton, Henry Haines, Gary S. Stein, Janet L. Stein, Daniel S. Wechsler, Jessica L. Heath   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Complement-Amplifying Conditions in Atypical Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome: A Canadian Case Series

Canadian Journal of Kidney Health and Disease, 2022
Rationale: Thrombotic microangiopathies (TMAs) are systemic disorders that often affect the kidneys and encompass a heterogeneous group of conditions, including atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome (aHUS).
Christopher J. Patriquin, Katerina Pavenski, Jocelyn Garland, Louis-Philippe Girard, Paul Isenring   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

The (Glg)ABCs of cyanobacteria: modelling of glycogen synthesis and functional divergence of glycogen synthases in Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
We reconstituted Synechocystis glycogen synthesis in vitro from purified enzymes and showed that two GlgA isoenzymes produce glycogen with different architectures: GlgA1 yields denser, highly branched glycogen, whereas GlgA2 synthesizes longer, less‐branched chains.
Kenric Lee, Dimitrios Bekiari, Sofia Doello, Karl Forchhammer   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Complement C3 variant and the risk of age-related macular degeneration [PDF]

, 2007
Background: Age-related macular degeneration is the most common cause of blindness in Western populations. Susceptibility is influenced by age and by genetic and environmental factors.
Armbrecht, AM, Bird, AC, Clayton, DG, Deary, IJ, Dhillon, B, Genetic Factors AMD Study G, Hayward, C, Khan, JC, Matharu, BK, Moore, AT, Morgan, J, Redmond, E, Sepp, T, Shahid, H, Thurlby, DA, Wright, AF, Yates, JRW   +16 more
core   +1 more source

Structural biology of ferritin nanocages

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Ferritin is a conserved iron‐storage protein that sequesters iron as a ferric mineral core within a nanocage, protecting cells from oxidative damage and maintaining iron homeostasis. This review discusses ferritin biology, structure, and function, and highlights recent cryo‐EM studies revealing mechanisms of ferritinophagy, cellular iron uptake, and ...
Eloise Mastrangelo, Flavio Di Pisa
wiley   +1 more source

C3 glomerulopathy: a kidney disease mediated by alternative pathway deregulation

Frontiers in Nephrology
C3 glomerulopathy (C3G) is an ultra-rare complement-mediated kidney disease caused by to the deregulation of the alternative pathway (AP) of proximal complement.
Karin Heidenreich, Deepti Goel, P. S. Priyamvada, Sagar Kulkarni, Vipul Chakurkar, Dinesh Khullar, Ravi Singh, Charan Bale, Peter F. Zipfel   +8 more
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