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Pulmonary complement depositions in autopsy of critically ill patients have no relation with ARDS

open access: yesIntensive Care Medicine Experimental, 2019
Background The complement system has frequently been suggested to play a role in the pathophysiology of acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS).
Friso M. de Beer   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Alternative Pathway Dysregulation and the Conundrum of Complement Activation by IgG4 Immune Complexes in Membranous Nephropathy [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
Membranous nephropathy (MN), a major cause of nephrotic syndrome, is a non-inflammatory immune kidney disease mediated by IgG antibodies that form glomerular subepithelial immune complexes.
Dorin-Bogdan Borza
core   +4 more sources

The contribution of the alternative pathway in complement activation on cell surfaces depends on the strength of classical pathway initiation

open access: yesClinical & 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
doaj   +1 more source

COMPLEMENT-MEDIATED ADIPOCYTE LYSIS BY NEPHRITIC FACTOR SERA [PDF]

open access: yes, 1993
Recent data indicate a previously unsuspected link between the complement system and adipocyte biology. Murine adipocytes produce key components of the alternative pathway of complement and are able to activate this pathway.
Lachmann, PJ   +4 more
core   +1 more source

Leukocyte sequestration in pulmonary microvessels and lung injury following systemic complement activation in rabbits [PDF]

open access: yes, 1999
Inflammatory reactions are associated with sequestration of leukocytes in the lung. Complement activation leads to accumulation of leukocytes in alveolar septa and alveoli, to lung edema and hemorrhage.
Goetz, Alwin Eduard   +5 more
core   +1 more source

Complement Activation in Patients With Probable Systemic Lupus Erythematosus and Ability to Predict Progression to American College of Rheumatology-Classified Systemic Lupus Erythematosus. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2020
ObjectiveTo evaluate the frequency of cell-bound complement activation products (CB-CAPs) as a marker of complement activation in patients with suspected systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and the usefulness of this biomarker as a predictor of the ...
Alexander, Roberta Vezza   +12 more
core   +2 more sources

Hyperfunctional complement C3 promotes C5-dependent atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome in mice [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
Atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome (aHUS) is frequently associated in humans with loss-of-function mutations in complement-regulating proteins or gain-of-function mutations in complement-activating proteins.
Atkinson, John P   +11 more
core   +3 more sources

Systemic complement activation in age-related macular degeneration. [PDF]

open access: yesPLoS ONE, 2008
Dysregulation of the alternative pathway (AP) of complement cascade has been implicated in the pathogenesis of age-related macular degeneration (AMD), the leading cause of blindness in the elderly. To further test the hypothesis that defective control of
Hendrik P N Scholl   +12 more
doaj   +1 more source

The tumour microenvironment links complement system dysregulation and hypoxic signalling. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
The complement system is an innate immune pathway typically thought of as part of the first line of defence against "non-self" species. In the context of cancer, complement has been described to have an active role in facilitating cancer-associated ...
Giaccia, Amato J   +4 more
core   +1 more source

Innate immune system activation in zebrafish and cellular models of Diamond Blackfan Anemia. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
Deficiency of ribosomal proteins (RPs) leads to Diamond Blackfan Anemia (DBA) associated with anemia, congenital defects, and cancer. While p53 activation is responsible for many features of DBA, the role of immune system is less defined.
Bibikova, Elena   +5 more
core   +2 more sources

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