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Structure of complement C3(H2O) revealed by quantitative cross-linking/mass spectrometry and modelling:QCLMS and modelling reveals structure of C3(H2O) [PDF]

, 2016
The slow but spontaneous and ubiquitous formation of C3(H2O), the hydrolytic and conformationally rearranged product of C3, initiates antibody-independent activation of the complement system that is a key first line of antimicrobial defense.
Michael Nilges, Fischer, L, Chen, Zhuo, Rappsilber, Juri, Nilges, M, Andrej Sali, Nilges, Michael, Sali, A, Riccardo Pellarin, Pellarin, Riccardo, Pellarin, R (8220204), Sali, A (5802812), Paul N. Barlow, Pellarin, R, Fischer, L (8220207), Fischer, Lutz, Lutz Fischer, Sali, Andrej, Chen, ZA (8220201), Barlow, Paul, Barlow, PN (8220213), Juri Rappsilber, Rappsilber, J (8220216), Chen, ZA, Nilges, M (8220210), Barlow, PN, Rappsilber, J, Zhuo A. Chen   +27 more
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Clinical, Histologic, and Serological Predictors of Renal Function Loss in Lupus Nephritis

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective Kidney survival is the ultimate goal in lupus nephritis (LN) management, but long‐term predictors remain inadequately studied, requiring long‐term follow‐up. This study aimed to identify baseline and early longitudinal predictors of kidney survival in the Accelerating Medicines Partnership LN longitudinal cohort.
Shangzhu Zhang, Laurence Magder, Daniel Goldman, Judith A. James, Joel M. Guthridge, Carla Guthridge, Peter Izmirly, Jill P. Buyon, H. Michael Belmont, Richard A. Furie, Noa Schwartz, Chaim Putterman, Jennifer L. Barnas, Jennifer H. Anolik, Sarah French, Maria Dall'Era, Avi Z. Rosenberg, Jeffrey Hodgin, Dawit S. Demeke, the Accelerating Medicines Partnership Rheumatoid Arthritis and Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (RA/SLE) Network, Michelle Petri, Andrea Fava   +21 more
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Complement activation and protein adsorption by carbon nanotubes [PDF]

, 2006
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, Sim, Robert B., Sloan, Jeremy, Green, Malcolm L.H., Sim, Edith, Salvador-Morales, Carolina, Green, Malcolm L. H.   +6 more
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Kidney Diseases Caused by Complement Dysregulation: Acquired, Inherited, and Still More to Come

Clinical and Developmental Immunology, 2012
Inherited and acquired dysregulation of the complement alternative pathway plays an important role in multiple renal diseases. In recent years, the identification of disease-causing mutations and genetic variants in complement regulatory proteins has ...
Saskia F. Heeringa, Clemens D. Cohen
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Is an Apple an Orange? A Large Language Model Benchmark for Candidate Term Extraction and Subclass Decisions Against Upper Ontologies in Engineering and Materials Science

Advanced Engineering Materials, EarlyView.
Building machine‐readable vocabularies for materials science is slow, expert‐driven work. This study benchmarks 13 large language models on two of its first steps: finding candidate terms in engineering articles and deciding where they belong in a class hierarchy.
Thomas Bjarsch, Maximilian Holland, Klaus Drechsler, Johannes Schilp   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Complement Factor H: solution structures and interactions with ligands [PDF]

, 2009
Factor H (FH) is a plasma glycoprotein that plays a central role in regulating the alternative pathway of complement. It is composed of 20 short complement regulator (SCR) domains.
Okemefuna, A.I.
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Experimental Characterization of Mycelium‐Based Composites Under Multiple Loading Conditions

Advanced Engineering Materials, EarlyView.
This study examines the mechanical response of mycelium‐based composites under compression, shear, and tension using mechanical testing and imaging methods. The comparison between unpressed and hot‐pressed specimens shows that hot pressing is associated with higher compression and shear stiffnesses.
Shaghayegh Elahi, Kimiya Tajik, Harvey Shaw, Matti Isakov, Sami Pajunen, Lauri Rautkari   +5 more
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Complement factor H-related proteins CFHR2 and CFHR5 represent novel ligands for the infection-associated CRASP proteins of Borrelia burgdorferi [PDF]

, 2010
Background: One virulence property of Borrelia burgdorferi is its resistance to innate immunity, in particular to complement-mediated killing. Serum-resistant B.
Teresia Hallström, Hallström Teresia, Christine Skerka, Beckhaus Tobias, Skerka, Christine, Karas Michael, Hannes Eberhardt, Michael Karas, Barbara Uzonyi, Corinna Siegel, Kraiczy Peter, Eberhardt, Hannes, Uzonyi Barbara, Zipfel, Peter F., Beckhaus, Tobias, Peter Kraiczy, Karas, Michael (Prof. Dr.), Stevenson, Brian, Peter F Zipfel, Stevenson Brian, Uzonyi, Barbara, Brian Stevenson, Peter F. Zipfel, Siegel, Corinna, Hallström, Teresia, Kraiczy, Peter, Tobias Beckhaus, Eberhardt Hannes, Skerka Christine, Wallich, Reinhard, Zipfel Peter F., Reinhard Wallich, Siegel Corinna, Karas, Michael, Wallich Reinhard   +34 more
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Complement factor H supplementation rather than complete C3 knockout provides therapeutic benefits in IgA nephropathy

Molecular Biomedicine
IgA nephropathy (IgAN), the most common primary glomerulonephritis worldwide, is characterized by mesangial IgA deposition, which triggers complement activation, primarily through the alternative pathway.
Xianzhi Li, Xinran Ni, Xiaohan Yuan, Huan Wu, Sufang Shi, Lijun Liu, Jicheng Lv, Hong Zhang, Li Zhu   +8 more
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Pull‐and‐Push Nanotherapeutic Hydrogels: Scavenging Inflammatory Triggers While Driving Tissue Regeneration in Burn Wounds

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
A nanounit‐assembled hydrogel employing a “pull‐and‐push” strategy simultaneously scavenges pro‐inflammatory cell‐free DNA (cfDNA) and delivers regenerative therapeutics in response to burn‐induced hyperthermia. By repolarizing macrophages and promoting angiogenesis, this multifunctional platform accelerates burn wound healing, offering a blueprint for
Han‐Sem Kim, Seong‐Jin Shin, Sak Lee, Nandin Mandakhbayar, Ji‐Hye Kang, Da‐Young Kong, Seong‐Doo Hong, Ueon Sang Shin, Hae‐Won Kim, Jung‐Hwan Lee   +9 more
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