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Deposition of the Membrane Attack Complex of Complement in Bullous Pemphigoid

, 1984
Bullous pemphigoid is associated with deposition of IgG and C3 at the dermal-epidermal junction. In order to see whether complement activation in bullous pemphigoid resulted in deposition of membrane attack complex (MAC) at the basement membrane zone ...
Dahl, Mark V., Falk, Ronald J., Michael, Alfred F., Carpenter, Randall   +3 more
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Membrane Attack Complex and Factor H in Humans with Acute Kidney Injury

Kidney & Blood Pressure Research, 2018
Background and Aims: Complement system seems to play an important role in the pathogenesis of Acute Kidney Injury (AKI). The aim of this study was to investigate the role of complement system in the pathogenesis of human AKI. For this purpose, we studied
Eva Rodríguez, Javier Gimeno, Carlos Arias-Cabrales, Clara Barrios, Dolores Redondo- Pachón, María José Soler, Marta Crespo, Adriana Sierra-Ochoa, Marta Riera, Julio Pascual   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Sudden anaerobization in Amphibacillus xylanus increases intracellular labile ferrous iron and inhibits cell growth

FEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.
Abruptly changing from aerobic to anaerobic conditions (sudden anaerobization) induced growth inhibition and a significant increase in intracellular labile ferrous iron in the aerotolerant anaerobe Amphibacillus xylanus. We found that free flavins mediate efficient electron transfer from NADH to ferric iron under anaerobic conditions, suggesting that ...
Shinya Kimata, Yoichi Sakai, Keisuke Tanaka, Etsuro Yoshimura, Ken Kitano, Morio Ishikawa, Tadahiro Nakamoto, Tsutomu Takayama, Hirofumi Inoue, Kaho Nomura, Tomonori Suzuki, Masataka Uchino, Akira Abe, Youichi Niimura   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source

How phagocytic cells kill bacteria: Lessons from a professional killer

FEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.
How phagocytic cells ingest and kill bacteria has been studied for more than a century, but many questions remain unanswered. The study of the amoeba Dictyostelium discoideum brings new answers, and new questions. Professional phagocytic cells such as neutrophils and macrophages, as well as free‐living soil amoebae like Dictyostelium discoideum, employ
Otmane Lamrabet, Pierre Cosson
wiley   +1 more source

How Escherichia coli Circumvent Complement-Mediated Killing

Frontiers in Immunology, 2017
Complement is a crucial arm of the innate immune response against invading bacterial pathogens, and one of its main functions is to recognize and destroy target cells.
Angela S. Barbosa, Afonso G. Abreu, Afonso G. Abreu   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Diffusion Spectrum Imaging Maps Early Axonal Loss and a Unique Progressive Signal in Neuronal Intranuclear Inclusion Disease

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective To delineate specific in vivo white matter pathology in neuronal intranuclear inclusion disease (NIID) using diffusion spectrum imaging (DSI) and define its clinical relevance. Methods DSI was performed on 42 NIID patients and 38 matched controls.
Kaiyan Jiang, Yixiu Pei, Xiaobao Hu, Ying Xiong, Fang Wang, Yanyan Yu, Min Zhu, Dandan Tan, Meihong Zhou, Daojun Hong, Fuqing Zhou   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Developmental and Epileptic Encephalopathy due to Biallelic Pathogenic Variants in PIGM

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective PIGM encodes a critical enzyme in the glycosylphosphatidylinositol (GPI)‐anchor biosynthesis pathway. While promoter‐region mutations in PIGM have been associated with a relatively mild phenotype characterized by portal vein thrombosis and absence seizures, recent evidence suggests that coding‐region mutations result in a more severe
Júlia Sala‐Coromina, Anna Marcé‐Grau, Barbara Masotto, Marta Codina, Lamia BenJemaa, Yasmina Elaribi, Mónica Martinez‐Gallo, Roger Colobran, Angel Sanchez‐Montañez, Irene Valenzuela, Yoshiko Murakami, Alfons Macaya   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

Novel mechanisms of immune evasion by Schistosoma mansoni

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 1995
The interaction of Schistosoma mansoni with its host's immune system is largely affected by multiple specific and non-specific evasion mechanisms employed by the parasite to reduce the host's immune reactivity. Only little is known about these mechanisms
Zvi Fishelson
doaj   +1 more source

ALDOA Promotes Glycolysis and NLRP3/GSDMD Pyroptosis to Accelerate ALS Progression

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is characterized by progressive motor neuron degeneration. Glycolytic dysregulation is implicated in disease progression, yet the underlying mechanisms remain unclear. This study investigates how Aldolase A (ALDOA) drives ALS progression through glycolysis‐mediated motor neuron pyroptosis.
Kaixin Yan, Yan Jiang, Yuxuan Yong, Tianshuo Zhang, Niannian Zhang, Qianqian Zeng, Xue Gong, Li Meng, Fangfang Bi, Yongmin Liu   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Structure of human complement C8, a precursor to membrane attack

, 2011
Complement component C8 plays a pivotal role in the formation of the membrane attack complex (MAC), an important antibacterial immune effector. C8 initiates membrane penetration and coordinates MAC pore formation.
Pietro Roversi, Morgan, Bryan Paul, Llorca, Oscar, Donev, Rossen Mintchev, Susan M. Lea, Rossen Donev, Lea, SM, Doryen Bubeck, Lea, Susan M., Bubeck, Doryen, Llorca, O, Donev, R, Morgan, BP, B. Paul Morgan, Donev, Rossen, Lea, Susan, Oscar Llorca, Morgan, B. Paul, Bubeck, D, Roversi, Pietro, Roversi, P   +20 more
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