Complement levels and their diagnostic utility in neonatal sepsis [PDF]
BMC PediatricsBackground This study evaluated the diagnostic value of complement levels in neonatal sepsis and their roles in disease progression. Methods This diagnostic accuracy study, conducted in Guangdong Province, China (January 2021-February 2022), involved 41 ...
Fuqiang Diao +7 more
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Complement in acute and chronic arthritides: assessment of C3c, C9, and protectin (CD59) in synovial membrane. [PDF]
Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases, 1996 Yrjö T. Konttinen +7 more
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Complement alternative pathway activation in human nonalcoholic steatohepatitis. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2014 The innate immune system plays a major role in the pathogenesis of nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH). Recently we reported complement activation in human NASH.
Filip M Segers +9 more
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Interaction of Soluble C3 Fragments with Guinea Pig Lymphocytes. Comparison of Effects of C3a, C3b, C3c, and C3d on Lymphokine Production and Lymphocyte Proliferation [PDF]
Journal of Immunology, 1976 William J. Koopman +3 more
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Development of a Novel Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay Targeting a Neo-Epitope Generated by Cathepsin-Mediated Turnover of Type III Collagen and Its Application in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2017 A high level of extracellular matrix (ECM) turnover characterizes several lung diseases with fibrotic features. Type III collagen is one of the most abundant collagens in lung parenchyma, and cathepsins play a role in lung pathology, being responsible ...
Daniel Guldager Kring Rasmussen +3 more
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Complement in Renal Disease as a Potential Contributor to Arterial Hypertension
Kidney & Blood Pressure Research, 2021 Objective: Complement deposition is prevalent in kidney biopsies of patients with arterial hypertension and hypertensive nephropathy, but an association of hypertension and complement deposition or involvement of complement in the pathogenesis of ...
Lisa-Maren Fischer +6 more
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Complement, but Not Platelets, Plays a Pivotal Role in the Outcome of Mucormycosis In Vivo
Journal of Fungi, 2023 Background: Mucormycetes, a heterogeneous group of fungi, induce a life-threatening disease called mucormycosis. Immune deficiencies represent a major risk factor; hence, we wanted to illuminate the role of complement and platelets in the defense against
Verena Harpf +8 more
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Frontiers in Immunology, 2022 Hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) is a chronic auto-inflammatory skin disease with a complex and multifactorial pathogenesis involving both the innate and adaptive immune system.
K. R. van Straalen +8 more
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