New insights for C5a and C5a receptors in sepsis [PDF]
The complement system plays a central role in inflammation and immunity. Among the complement activation products, C5a is one of the most potent inflammatory peptides with a broad spectrum of functions.
Hongwei eGao, Chunguang eYan
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Stiffness-tuned and ROS-sensitive hydrogel incorporating complement C5a receptor antagonist modulates antibacterial activity of macrophages for periodontitis treatment [PDF]
Periodontitis is admittedly a microbe-driven intractable infectious disease, in which Porphyromonas gingivalis (Pg) plays a keystone role. Pg can selectively impair the antimicrobial responses of periodontal resident macrophages including their ...
Ziqi Gan +10 more
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Functional Analysis of a Novel Complement C5a Receptor 1-Blocking Monoclonal Antibody [PDF]
Introduction: The complement system anaphylatoxin C5a is a critical player in inflammation. By binding to complement C5a receptor 1 (C5aR1/CD88), C5a regulates many cellular functions, mainly as a potent pro-inflammatory inducer.
Leon Cyranka +6 more
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Complement C5a Receptor Signaling Alters Stress Responsiveness and Modulates Microglia Following Chronic Stress Exposure [PDF]
Background: Accumulating evidence underscores the pivotal role of heightened inflammation in the pathophysiology of stress-related diseases, but the underlying mechanisms remain elusive.
Hsiao-Jou Cortina Chen +7 more
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Ras-Related Protein Rab5a Regulates Complement C5a Receptor Trafficking, Chemotaxis, and Chemokine Secretion in Human Macrophages [PDF]
Complement activation and Rab GTPase trafficking are commonly observed in inflammatory responses. Recruitment of innate immune cells to sites of infection or injury and secretion of inflammatory chemokines are promoted by complement component 5a (C5a ...
Kai-Chen Wu +5 more
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Complement C3a and C5a receptor blockade modulates regulatory T cell conversion in head and neck cancer [PDF]
Background Resistance to therapy is a major problem in treating head and neck squamous cell carcinomas (HNSCC). Complement system inhibition has been shown to reduce tumor growth, metastasis, and therapeutic resistance in other tumor models, but has yet ...
Emily K Kleczko +2 more
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The free fatty acid 2 receptor regulates C5a induced neutrophil superoxide production and its sensitivity to inhibition by the antagonist avacopan [PDF]
IntroductionReceptor transactivation is a novel signaling mechanism used by several different neutrophil G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) to activate an allosterically modulated receptor that recognizes short chain free fatty acids.
Zahra Khan +8 more
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Submolecular probing of the complement C5a receptor–ligand binding reveals a cooperative two-site binding mechanism [PDF]
Dumitru et al. probe the ligand-binding mechanism and activation of the human G protein-coupled C5a receptor (C5aR) and discover a cooperativity between the two orthosteric binding sites.
Andra C. Dumitru +6 more
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The Controversial C5a Receptor C5aR2: Its Role in Health and Disease [PDF]
After the discovery of the C5a receptor C5aR1, C5aR2 is the second receptor found to bind C5a and its des-arginine form. As a heptahelical G protein-coupled receptor but devoid of the intracellular Gα signal, C5aR2 is special and confusing. Ramifications
Ting Zhang, Malgorzata A. Garstka, Ke Li
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The complement system and its role in the treatment of ANCA-associated vasculitis
Objective: This study aimed to evaluate the role of the complement system in a therapy of the ANCA- associated vasculitis. Methods and materials: A literature search was conducted in the PubMed MEADLINE database of medical publications using the
Natalia Rybak +5 more
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