Frontiers in Immunology, 2022 ObjectiveThe pathogenesis of thrombotic microangiopathy (TMA) in lupus nephritis (LN) remains complicated. This study aimed to detect the deposition of complement lectin pathway (LP) and alternative pathway (AP) components in renal tissues, then evaluate
Binshan Zhang, Guolan Xing
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Properdin and factor H: Opposing players on the alternative complement pathway "see-saw" [PDF]
, 2013 This article has been made available through the Brunel Open Access Publishing Fund.Properdin and factor H are two key regulatory proteins having opposite functions in the alternative complement pathway.
Abdul-Aziz, M +5 more
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Alternative Complement Pathway Inhibition by Lampalizumab
Ophthalmology Science, 2023 Purpose: Lampalizumab, an antigen-binding fragment of a humanized monoclonal antibody directed against complement factor D (CFD), is designed to treat geographic atrophy (GA) secondary to age-related macular degeneration.
Rose Edmonds, MS +3 more
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Frontiers in Immunology, 2015 The complement system is a major constituent of the innate immune system. It not only bridges innate and adaptive arms of the immune system but also links the immune system with the coagulation system.
Hany Ibrahim Kenawy +2 more
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Factor H-related protein 4 activates complement by serving as a platform for the assembly of alternative pathway C3 convertase via its interaction with C3b protein [PDF]
, 2012 Human complement factor H-related protein (CFHR) 4 belongs to the factor H family of plasma glycoproteins that are composed of short consensus repeat (SCR) domains.
Hebecker, Mario, Józsi, Mihály
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Properdin: initiation of alternative complement pathway. [PDF]
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 1975 Activation of the classical complement (C) system involves conversion of C1 to its active state with subsequent cleavage of C4 and -d C2 so as to form the classical C3 convertase, C42 (a bar indicates the activated form of a protein), which sequentially cleaves C3 and C5 to initiate the cytolytic event associated with the complete reaction.
K F Austen, Douglas T. Fearon
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Alternative complement pathway deregulation is correlated with dengue severity. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2009 BACKGROUND:The complement system, a key component that links the innate and adaptive immune responses, has three pathways: the classical, lectin, and alternative pathways. In the present study, we have analyzed the levels of various complement components
Eduardo J M Nascimento +6 more
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Complement protein levels in plasma astrocyte-derived exosomes are abnormal in conversion from mild cognitive impairment to Alzheimer's disease dementia. [PDF]
, 2019 IntroductionLevels of complement proteins (CPs) in plasma astrocyte-derived exosomes (ADEs) that are abnormal in Alzheimer's disease (AD) have not been assessed in mild cognitive impairment (MCI).MethodsParticipants (n = 20 per group) had either MCI ...
Elahi, Fanny M +4 more
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Looking back on the alternative complement pathway [PDF]
Immunobiology, 2018 The alternative pathway of complement originated from the Properdin pathway originally described by the Pillemer laboratory in the 1950s. This work generated great controversy and it took several decades for a consensus on its components, its reaction sequence and its functions to emerge.
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Alternative Pathway Dysregulation and the Conundrum of Complement Activation by IgG4 Immune Complexes in Membranous Nephropathy [PDF]
, 2016 Membranous nephropathy (MN), a major cause of nephrotic syndrome, is a non-inflammatory immune kidney disease mediated by IgG antibodies that form glomerular subepithelial immune complexes.
Dorin-Bogdan Borza
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