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Human pentraxin 3 binds to the complement regulator c4b-binding protein. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2011
The long pentraxin 3 (PTX3) is a soluble recognition molecule with multiple functions including innate immune defense against certain microbes and the clearance of apoptotic cells.
Anne Braunschweig, Mihály Józsi
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Classical and alternate complement factor overexpression in non-obese weight matched women with polycystic ovary syndrome does not correlate with vitamin D

Frontiers in Endocrinology, 2022
IntroductionWomen with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) exhibit complement factor expression changes that may be obesity-driven rather than an intrinsic facet of PCOS; furthermore, complement changes have been associated with vitamin D deficiency, a ...
Abu Saleh Md Moin, Thozhukat Sathyapalan, Alexandra E. Butler, Stephen L. Atkin   +3 more
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Characterization of the Classical Complement Pathway of Rainbow Trout [PDF]

Journal of the Faculty of Agriculture, Kyushu University, 1988
Characteristics of the classical complement pathway (CCP) of rainbow trout Salmo gairdneti was examined using sheep red blood cells sensitized with porgy Pagrms major antibody which is compatible with rainbow trout complement. The rainbow trout CCP showed the highest activity when the reaction was performed at 20-25°C and around pH 7.5, and the ...
Tomoki Yano, Miki Nakao
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Activation of the classical pathway of complement by rheumatoid factors [PDF]

Arthritis & Rheumatism, 1982
AbstractA simple, sensitive solid‐phase radioimmunoassay to quantitate the activation of the classical pathway of complement by rheumatoid factor (RF) is described. RF (purified, in serum or synovial fluid) was bound to reduced and alkylated IgG adsorbed to polyvinyl chloride microtiter plates and reacted with diluted normal human serum (complement ...
John G. Curd, Dennis A. Carson, Sherman Fong, Peter H. Bennett, John H. Vaughan, Umesh K. Sabharwal   +5 more
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The epithelial barrier theory proposes a comprehensive explanation for the origins of allergic and other chronic noncommunicable diseases

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Exposure to common noxious agents (1), including allergens, pollutants, and micro‐nanoplastics, can cause epithelial barrier damage (2) in our body's protective linings. This may trigger an immune response to our microbiome (3). The epithelial barrier theory explains how this process can lead to chronic noncommunicable diseases (4) affecting organs ...
Can Zeyneloglu, Huseyn Babayev, Ismail Ogulur, Sena Ardicli, Yagiz Pat, Duygu Yazici, Bingjie Zhao, Lihong Chang, Xiaoqing Liu, Paolo D'Avino, Manru Li, Ceren Biçer, Fatma Hacer Kurtoğlu Babayev, Raja Dhir, Kari C. Nadeau, Marie‐Charlotte Brüggen, Mubeccel Akdis, Cezmi A. Akdis   +17 more
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DYSFUNCTION OF COMPLEMENT SYSTEM IN FAMILIAL MEDITERRANEAN FEVER

Медицинская иммунология, 2014
. During attacks of familial mediterranean fever (FMF), multiple systemic events are triggered, most of which promote autoinflammatory reactions. A molecular pattern of immune abnormalities in FMF is yet unclear.
G. M. Mkrtchyan, L. P. Hovhannisyan, A. A. Ayvazyan, E. Y. Nazaretyan, A. S. Boyajyan   +4 more
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Measuring Total Classical Pathway and Activities of Individual Components of the Mouse Complement Pathway

Bio-Protocol, 2021
The complement system is a central component of innate immunity, responsible for recognition and killing of bacteria by tagging invaders through opsonisation, thereby promoting phagocytosis, and by direct lysis.
Wioleta Zelek
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Novel and unscrutinized immune entities of the zebrafish gut

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Understudied cells of the zebrafish immune system include bona fide immune cells and epithelial (‐derived) cells with immune functions. Research focusing on zebrafish cells which demonstrate similarities to mammalian immune cell counterparts may help us understand the pathologies in which they are implicated. Currently available and advanced tools make
Audrey Inge Schytz Andersen‐Civil, Marine Mantel, Julia Soh, Serge Mostowy, Sylvia Brugman, Gilles Claude Vanwalleghem   +5 more
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Alterations in the complement cascade in post-traumatic stress disorder

Allergy, Asthma & Clinical Immunology, 2010
Background In the present study we assessed the functional state of the major mediator of the immune response, the complement system, in post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
Hovhannisyan Lilit P, Mkrtchyan Gohar M, Sukiasian Samvel H, Boyajyan Anna S   +3 more
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Revealing the structure of land plant photosystem II: the journey from negative‐stain EM to cryo‐EM

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Advances in cryo‐EM have revealed the detailed structure of Photosystem II, a key protein complex driving photosynthesis. This review traces the journey from early low‐resolution images to high‐resolution models, highlighting how these discoveries deepen our understanding of light harvesting and energy conversion in plants.
Roman Kouřil
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