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The Emerging Role of Complement Proteins as a Target for Therapy of IgA Nephropathy
IgA nephropathy (IgAN) is the most common form of primary glomerulonephritis worldwide and a common cause of end-stage renal disease. Evaluation of a kidney biopsy is necessary for diagnosis, with routine immunofluorescence microscopy revealing dominant ...
Dana V. Rizk+7 more
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Pathway Realisability in Chemical Networks [PDF]
The exploration of pathways and alternative pathways that have a specific function is of interest in numerous chemical contexts. A framework for specifying and searching for pathways has previously been developed, but a focus on which of the many pathway solutions are realisable, or can be made realisable, is missing.
arxiv
Anti-factor B autoantibody in dense deposit disease [PDF]
Dense deposit disease (DDD), also known as membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis type II, is a rare kidney disorder that is associated with dysregulation of the alternative pathway of complement.
Józsi, Mihály+4 more
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Background: IgA vasculitis (IgAV) is the most common form of childhood vasculitis. A better understanding of its pathophysiology is required to identify new potential biomarkers and treatment targets.
Selcan Demir+7 more
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Immune Adherence by the Alternate Complement Pathway
SummaryThe ability of the alternate complement pathway to generate the immune adherence reaction was studied in C4D guinea pig sera. It was found that IA via the alternate pathway could be generated by endotoxins and immune complexes, but that this phenomenon could not be produced by optimally sensitized intact mammalian cell membranes.
Joseph E. May+2 more
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Metalated Porous-Organic-Polymer Renders Mustard-Gas Simulant Harmless: Core Planarity Matters [PDF]
The presence of open active metal sites in Metal-Organic Frameworks (MOFs) exhibit higher catalytic activity. However, rational accomplishment of MOFs in heterogeneous catalysis is limited due to coordination bonds. Recently balanced characteristic feature with combination of both the covalent bonds (structural stability) and open metal sites (single ...
arxiv
Crystal structure of a tripartite complex between C3dg, C-terminal domains of factor H and OspE of Borrelia burgdorferi [PDF]
Complement is an important part of innate immunity. The alternative pathway of complement is activated when the main opsonin, C3b coats non-protected surfaces leading to opsonisation, phagocytosis and cell lysis.
A Bhattacharjee+58 more
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Alternative Pathway Inhibition by Exogenous Factor H Fails to Attenuate Inflammation and Vascular Leakage in Experimental Pneumococcal Sepsis in Mice. [PDF]
Streptococcus pneumoniae is a common cause of sepsis. Effective complement activation is an important component of host defence against invading pathogens, whilst excessive complement activation has been associated with endothelial dysfunction and organ ...
Erika van der Maten+7 more
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Heme (Fe2+-protoporphyrin IX) is a pigment of life, and as a prosthetic group in several hemoproteins, it contributes to diverse critical cellular processes. While its intracellular levels are tightly regulated by networks of heme-binding proteins (HeBPs)
Stefanos A. Tsiftsoglou
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A meridian lemma for fully alternating links in thickened surfaces [PDF]
Menasco showed that a closed surface in the complement of a non-split prime alternating link in $S^3$ contains a circle isotopic in the link complement to a meridian of the links. This result is known as the meridian lemma for alternating links. We give a meridian lemma for the class of fully alternating links in the thickened orientable surfaces of ...
arxiv