Crosstalk Between Activated Platelets and the Complement System [Elektronisk resurs]
Several studies have shown that complement and thrombotic events co-exist. Platelets have been suspected to act as the bridge between the two cascade systems.
Hamad, Osama A., +3 more
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The Role of Complement in Cancer Immunotherapy [PDF]
The dual role of complement in both cancer development and treatment has been investigated extensively and is characterized by a substantial literature that documents the conditions in which complement can either enhance tumor growth or promote the ...
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Structural basis for complement factor H-linked age-related macular degeneration [PDF]
Nearly 50 million people worldwide suffer from age-related macular degeneration (AMD), which causes severe loss of central vision. A single-nucleotide polymorphism in the gene for the complement regulator factor H (FH), which causes a Tyr-to-His ...
Pietro Roversi +50 more
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Exposure to the complement C5b-9 complex sensitizes 661W photoreceptor cells to both apoptosis and necroptosis. [PDF]
The loss of photoreceptors is the defining characteristic of many retinal degenerative diseases, but the mechanisms that regulate photoreceptor cell death are not fully understood.
Dimitrios Stampoulis +11 more
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Properdin and factor H: Opposing players on the alternative complement pathway "see-saw" [PDF]
This article has been made available through the Brunel Open Access Publishing Fund.Properdin and factor H are two key regulatory proteins having opposite functions in the alternative complement pathway.
Kouser, L +17 more
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Complement activation and protein adsorption by carbon nanotubes [PDF]
As a first step to validate the use of carbon nanotubes as novel vaccine or drug delivery devices, their interaction with a part of the human immune system, complement, has been explored.
Flahaut, Emmanuel +6 more
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Acute-phase proteins: As diagnostic tool
The varied reactions of the host to infection, inflammation, or trauma are collectively known as the acute-phase response and encompass a wide range of pathophysiological responses such as pyrexia, leukocytosis, hormone alterations, and muscle protein ...
Sachin Jain, Vidhi Gautam, Sania Naseem
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Borrelia valaisiana resist complement-mediated killing independently of the recruitment of immune regulators and inactivation of complement components [PDF]
Spirochetes belonging to the Borrelia (B.) burgdorferi sensu lato complex differ in their resistance to complement-mediated killing, particularly in regard to human serum.
Christine Skerka +24 more
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Contribution of the infection-associated complement regulator-acquiring surface protein 4 (ErpC) to complement resistance of Borrelia burgdorferi [PDF]
Borrelia burgdorferi evades complement-mediated killing by interacting with complement regulators through distinct complement regulator-acquiring surface proteins (CRASPs).
Teresia Hallström +14 more
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Effect of montelukast on platelet activating factor- and tachykinin induced mucus secretion in the rat [PDF]
Background: Platelet activating factor and tachykinins (substance P, neurokinin A, neurokinin B) are important mediators contributing to increased airway secretion in the context of different types of respiratory diseases including acute and chronic ...
David A Groneberg +12 more
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