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Chimeric Proteins Containing MAP-1 and Functional Domains of C4b-Binding Protein Reveal Strong Complement Inhibitory Capacities

open access: yesFrontiers in Immunology, 2018
The complement system is a tightly regulated network of proteins involved in defense against pathogens, inflammatory processes, and coordination of the innate and adaptive immune responses.
Cecilie E. Hertz   +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]

open access: yes, 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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The role of salivary and intestinal complement system inhibitors in the midgut protection of triatomines and mosquitoes. [PDF]

open access: yesPLoS ONE, 2009
Saliva of haematophagous arthropods contain biomolecules involved directly or indirectly with the haematophagy process, and among them are encountered some complement system inhibitors.
Veruska Cavalcanti Barros   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Engineering novel complement activity into a pulmonary surfactant protein [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
Complement neutralizes invading pathogens, stimulates inflammatory and adaptive immune responses, and targets non- or altered-self structures for clearance.
Anthony H. Keeble   +38 more
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Complement-coagulation cross-talk: a potential mediator of the physiological activation of complement by low pH

open access: yesFrontiers 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
doaj   +1 more source

Antimicrobial peptides and complement in neonatal hypoxia-ischemia induced brain damage [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
Hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy (HIE) is a clinical condition in the neonate, resulting from oxygen deprivation around the time of birth. HIE affects 1-5/1000 live births worldwide and is associated with the development of neurological deficits ...
Hristova, M, Rocha-Ferreira, E
core   +1 more source

Antibody-independent complement activation by myelin via the classical complement pathway [PDF]

open access: yesMolecular Immunology, 1982
Murine or rabbit whole brain homogenates were shown to activate human complement via the classical pathway by an antibody-independent reaction. This activity required Ca++ ions. Anticomplementary activity in fractionated murine brain was found to reside in the myelin fraction and in purified myelin.
J.C. Cyong   +3 more
openaire   +3 more sources

The Functional Amyloid Curli Protects Escherichia coli against Complement-Mediated Bactericidal Activity

open access: yesBiomolecules, 2018
Escherichia coli strains may be beneficial or pathogenic. Many E. coli strains that cause human disease, especially those responsible for bacteremia and sepsis, express virulence factors that impart resistance to the complement system.
Steven G. Biesecker   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Different Complement Activation Pathways Underly Cognitive Impairment and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Combined With Cognitive Impairment

open access: yesFrontiers in Aging Neuroscience, 2022
BackgroundThe immune response and the complement system are associated with cognitive impairment and diabetes mellitus, respectively. Activation of the complement system in these diseases occurs mainly through either the classical pathway or the ...
Zhenxing Li   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Classical complement pathway activation in membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis

open access: yesKidney International, 1976
Levels of components of the classical and alternative complement pathways and the activity of the C3 nephritic factor (C3NeF) were measured in serum specimens from patients with type I (subendothelial deposits) and type II (intramembranous dense deposits) membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis (MPGN) and the results compared with the levels in normal
Ooi, Yuet M.   +2 more
openaire   +2 more sources

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