Circulating immune-complexes and complement activation through the classical pathway in myeloperoxidase-ANCA-associated glomerulonephritis [PDF]
Renal Failure, 2022 Background Anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA)-associated glomerulonephritis (AAGN) is the fulminant glomerular diseases with poor renal prognosis. Activation of the complement system has recently been reported in the pathogenesis of AAGN, but it
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The contribution of the alternative pathway in complement activation on cell surfaces depends on the strength of classical pathway initiation [PDF]
Clinical & Translational Immunology, 2023 Objectives The complement system is an important component of innate immunity. The alternative pathway (AP) amplification loop is considered an essential feed forward mechanism for complement activation.
Esther CW deBoer +14 more
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Measuring Total Classical Pathway and Activities of Individual Components of the Mouse Complement Pathway [PDF]
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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Functional and Structural Characterization of a Potent C1q Inhibitor Targeting the Classical Pathway of the Complement System [PDF]
Frontiers in Immunology, 2020 The classical pathway of complement is important for protection against pathogens and in maintaining tissue homeostasis, but excessive or aberrant activation is directly linked to numerous pathologies.
Nick S. Laursen +7 more
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Targeting the Initiator Protease of the Classical Pathway of Complement Using Fragment-Based Drug Discovery [PDF]
Molecules, 2020 The initiating protease of the complement classical pathway, C1r, represents an upstream and pathway-specific intervention point for complement-related autoimmune and inflammatory diseases.
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Complement-Coagulation Cross-talk: Factor H-mediated regulation of the Complement Classical Pathway activation by fibrin clots [PDF]
Frontiers in ImmunologyThe classical pathway of the complement system is activated by the binding of C1q in the C1 complex to the target activator, including immune complexes. Factor H is regarded as the key downregulatory protein of the complement alternative pathway. However,
Yu-Hoi Kang +7 more
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Activated complement classical pathway in a murine model of oxygen-induced retinopathy [PDF]
International Journal of Ophthalmology, 2015 AIM: To investigate whether the complement system is involved in a murine model of oxygen-induced retinopathy (OIR). METHODS: Forty C57BL/6J newborn mice were divided randomly into OIR group and control group. OIR was induced by exposing mice to 75%±2%
Xue-Ying Tao, Shi-Jie Zheng, Bo Lei
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Borrelia burgdorferi BBK32 Inhibits the Classical Pathway by Blocking Activation of the C1 Complement Complex. [PDF]
PLoS Pathogens, 2016 Pathogens that traffic in blood, lymphatics, or interstitial fluids must adopt strategies to evade innate immune defenses, notably the complement system.
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Proprotein Convertases and the Complement System
Frontiers in Immunology, 2022 Proteins destined for secretion - after removal of the signal sequence - often undergo further proteolytic processing by proprotein convertases (PCs).
József Dobó +3 more
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Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 2023 In the evolution of the complement system, a major humoral innate immune factor, the existence of multiple isotypes of the complement components is considered as a key strategy to enhance innate immune defense. Complement C4 is also diversified in a wide
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