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British Journal of Pharmacology, EarlyView.Background and Purpose Neuroinflammation is increasingly recognised to contribute to drug‐resistant epilepsy. Activation of ATP‐gated P2X7 receptors has emerged as an important upstream mechanism, and increased P2X7 receptor expression is present in the seizure focus in rodent models and patients. Pharmacological antagonists of P2X7 receptors attenuate
Jaideep Kesavan +6 more
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Anti-C1q antibodies as a follow-up marker in SLE patients.
PLoS ONE, 2015 In cross-sectional studies autoantibodies against complement C1q (anti-C1q) were found to be highly associated with active lupus nephritis. The aim of this retrospective study was to determine the value of anti-C1q as follow-up marker of disease activity
Merete Bock +2 more
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Preferential association of hepatitis C virus with CD19+ B cells is mediated by complement system [PDF]
, 2016 Extrahepatic disease manifestations are common in chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. The mechanism of HCV-related lymphoproliferative disorders is not fully understood.
Alter, Harvey J. +7 more
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Status quo and future developments in the diagnosis and treatment of hereditary angioedema
JDDG: Journal der Deutschen Dermatologischen Gesellschaft, EarlyView.Summary Hereditary angioedema (HAE) is a rare hereditary disease characterized by edema, which can be life‐threatening in case of swelling in the larynx. The most common form of HAE is caused by a mutation of the SERPING1 gene and is characterized by a deficiency (type I) or loss of function (type II) of the C1 inhibitor (C1‐INH), leading to excessive ...
Andreas Recke
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Complement factors C1q, C3 and C5 in brain and serum of mice with cerebral malaria
Malaria Journal, 2008 Background The patho-mechanisms leading to brain damage due to cerebral malaria (CM) are yet not fully understood. Immune-mediated and ischaemic mechanisms have been implicated.
Helbok Raimund +7 more
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Mannose binding lectin is required for alphavirus-induced arthritis/myositis [PDF]
, 2015 Mosquito-borne alphaviruses such as chikungunya virus and Ross River virus (RRV) are emerging pathogens capable of causing large-scale epidemics of virus-induced arthritis and myositis.
Blevins, Lance K. +10 more
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Epilepsia, EarlyView.Abstract Objective Accumulating evidence indicates that aberrant C1q‐C3 complement signaling in microglia and astrocytes drives synaptic dysfunction and neuronal loss. C1q‐mediated synaptic dysfunction disrupts neuronal circuitry balance and can lead to network hyperexcitability in epilepsy.
Yoonyi Jeong +5 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]
, 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 FEBS Journal, EarlyView.How the structure of HRK, a member of the BCL‐2 protein family, contributes to its function is poorly understood. Functional analysis of HRK mutants reveals that HRK induces apoptosis in a BH3‐domain‐dependent, but transmembrane‐domain‐independent, manner. The transmembrane domain localises HRK to mitochondria, but alone is insufficient.
Louise E. King +2 more
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Properdin and factor H: Opposing players on the alternative complement pathway "see-saw" [PDF]
, 2013 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.
Abdul-Aziz, M +5 more
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