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Echinococcus multilocularis Calreticulin Interferes with C1q-Mediated Complement Activation

open access: yesTropical Medicine and Infectious Disease, 2023
As a zoonotic disease caused by Echinococcus multilocularis larvae, alveolar echinococcosis (AE) is one of the most severe forms of parasitic infection. Over a long evolutional process E.
Siqi Xian   +8 more
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Emerging and novel functions of complement protein C1q [PDF]

open access: yesFrontiers in Immunology, 2015
Complement protein C1q, the recognition subcomponent of the classical pathway, performs a diverse range of complement and non-complement functions. It can bind various ligands derived from self, non-self and altered-self and modulate the functions of ...
Lubna eKouser   +6 more
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MafB is a critical regulator of complement component C1q [PDF]

open access: yesNature Communications, 2017
The transcription factor MafB is expressed by monocytes and macrophages. Efferocytosis (apoptotic cell uptake) by macrophages is important for inhibiting the development of autoimmune diseases, and is greatly reduced in Mafb-deficient macrophages.
Andrea Christina-Sylvia   +24 more
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Prognostic Implications of the Complement Protein C1q in Gliomas [PDF]

open access: yesFrontiers in Immunology, 2019
The contribution of the complement system in the pathophysiology of brain cancers has been recently considered in light of its well-known involvement in carcinogenesis.
Alessandro Mangogna   +10 more
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Autoantibodies against complement component C1q in systemic lupus erythematosus [PDF]

open access: yesClinical & Translational Immunology, 2021
Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is the archetype of a systemic autoimmune disease, but the multifaceted pathogenic mechanisms leading to inflammation and organ damage are not fully understood.
Marten Trendelenburg
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Epigenetic regulation of complement C1Q gene expression. [PDF]

open access: yesFront Immunol
Human C1q is a multifaceted complement protein whose functions range from activating the complement classical pathway to immunomodulation and promoting placental development and tumorigenesis. It is encoded by the C1QA, C1QB, and C1QC genes located on chromosome 1.
Pegoraro S   +6 more
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