Leptospira interrogans endostatin-like outer membrane proteins bind host fibronectin, laminin and regulators of complement [PDF]
The pathogenic spirochete Leptospira interrogans disseminates throughout its hosts via the bloodstream, then invades and colonizes a variety of host tissues.
Matthew L Rotondi +54 more
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Translational Mini-Review Series on Complement Factor H: Genetics and disease associations of human complement factor H [PDF]
SummaryOTHER ARTICLES PUBLISHED IN THIS TRANSLATIONAL MINI-REVIEW SERIES ON COMPLEMENT FACTOR HStructural and functional correlations for factor H. Clin Exp Immunol 2008; 151: doi:10.1111/j.1365-2249.2007.03553.xTherapies of renal diseases associated with complement factor H abnormalities: atypical haemolytic uraemic syndrome and membranoproliferative ...
Rodríguez de Córdoba, Santiago +1 more
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Complement and coagulation crosstalk – Factor H in the spotlight
The immune complement and the coagulation systems are blood-based proteolytic cascades that are activated by pathway-specific triggers, based on protein-protein interactions and enzymatic cleavage reactions. Activation of these systems is finely balanced and controlled through specific regulatory mechanisms.
Meike Heurich, Geneviève McCluskey
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CLONING OF THE 1.4-kb mRNA SPECIES OF HUMAN COMPLEMENT FACTOR H REVEALS A NOVEL MEMBER OF THE SHORT CONSENSUS REPEAT FAMILY RELATED TO THE CARBOXY TERMINAL OF THE CLASSICAL 150-kDa MOLECULE [PDF]
Three factor H mRNA species of 4.3 kb, 1.8 kb, and 1.4 kb are constitutively expressed in human liver. Having previously characterized full-length cDNA clones derived from the 4.3-kb and 1.8-kb factor mRNA, we report here the isolation and eucaryotic ...
Estaller, C. +4 more
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Clinical practice guidelines for the management of atypical haemolytic uraemic syndrome in the United Kingdom [PDF]
Atypical haemolytic uraemic syndrome (aHUS) is associated with a poor prognosis with regard to survival at presentation, recovery of renal function and transplantation.
Sam Machin +8 more
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Complement factor H and the hemolytic uremic syndrome [PDF]
Immune recognition is coupled to powerful proinflammatory effector pathways that must be tightly regulated. The ancient alternative pathway of complement activation is one such proinflammatory pathway. Genetic susceptibility factors have been identified in both regulators and activating components of the alternative pathway that are associated with ...
Atkinson, John P, Goodship, Timothy H.J.
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Factor H-related proteins determine complement-activating surfaces. [PDF]
Complement factor H-related proteins (FHRs) are strongly associated with different diseases involving complement dysregulation, which suggests a major role for these proteins regulating complement activation.
Tortajada, A. +13 more
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COMPLEMENT-MEDIATED ADIPOCYTE LYSIS BY NEPHRITIC FACTOR SERA [PDF]
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 +10 more
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The virulence factor PgtE is an outer membrane protease (omptin) of the zoonotic pathogen Salmonella enterica that causes diseases ranging from gastroenteritis to severe enteric fever. It is surface exposed in bacteria that have a short-chain, i.e. rough
Rauna eRiva +2 more
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Complement Factor H Family Proteins Modulate Monocyte and Neutrophil Granulocyte Functions
Besides being a key effector arm of innate immunity, a plethora of non-canonical functions of complement has recently been emerging. Factor H (FH), the main regulator of the alternative pathway of complement activation, has been reported to bind to ...
Éva Kárpáti +7 more
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