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Association between circulatory complement activation and hypertensive renal damage: a case–control study

Renal Failure
Objective The aim of this study was to investigate the potential importance of complement system activation, with particular emphasis on the complement alternative pathway (AP), in the pathogenesis of hypertensive renal damage.Methods Serum complement C3,
Zhongli Wang, Tingting Zhang, Xinyu Wang, Jianlong Zhai, Lili He, Sai Ma, Qingjuan Zuo, Guorui Zhang, Yifang Guo   +8 more
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Alterations in the complement cascade in post-traumatic stress disorder

Allergy, Asthma & Clinical Immunology, 2010
Background In the present study we assessed the functional state of the major mediator of the immune response, the complement system, in post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
Hovhannisyan Lilit P, Mkrtchyan Gohar M, Sukiasian Samvel H, Boyajyan Anna S   +3 more
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Components of the alternative complement pathway in patients with psoriasis

Acta Dermatovenerologica Alpina Pannonica et Adriatica, 2017
Psoriasis is a chronic inflammatory skin disease. Adipose tissue plays important roles in the events that regulate body metabolism. This study determined the levels of complement 3 ( C3), acylation-stimulating protein (ASP), and adipsin, which take part in the alternate complement pathway, and are synthesized in and secreted by adipose tissue.Thirty ...
Betül Şereflican, Guler Bugdayci
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Matrix: a complex amalgam of structures and functions in tumor microenvironment

FEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.
The matrix is a dynamic, intricate three‐dimensional mesh of biomolecules with both structural and functional properties. This review deals with the complexity of this ‘molecular amalgam’ in the tumor microenvironment and highlights its importance in the maintenance and evolution of tumors by describing certain matrix biomolecules, such as ...
Spyros S. Skandalis, Evgenia Tsoukala, Theodora D. Sarantopoulou, Maria‐Elpida Christopoulou   +3 more
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Baicalin relieves complement alternative pathway activation-induced lung inflammation through inhibition of NF-κB pathway

BMC Complementary Medicine and Therapies
Introduction Acute lung injury (ALI) as one kind of acute pulmonary inflammatory disorder, manifests primarily as damage to alveolar epithelial cells and microvascular endothelial cells.
Jiao Li, Qi-Yun Zhang, Qing-Yu Lu, Qiao-Zhou Liu, Li Guo, Min Li, Qian-Yun Sun   +6 more
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Functional evaluation of rare variants in complement factor I using a minigene assay

Frontiers in Immunology
The regulatory serine protease, complement factor I (FI), in conjunction with one of its cofactors (FH, C4BP, MCP, or CR1), plays an essential role in controlling complement activity through inactivation of C3b and C4b.
Cobey J. H. Donelson, Nicolo Ghiringhelli Borsa, Amanda O. Taylor, Richard J. H. Smith, Yuzhou Zhang   +4 more
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Liver‐specific lncRNAs associated with liver cancers

FEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.
Long non‐coding RNAs (lncRNAs) are regulatory molecules with various functions. They are more tissue‐specific than proteins and can be used as potential biomarkers, particularly in cancer diagnostics and prognosis. In this review, we have systematically compiled all lncRNAs with exclusive expression in the human liver, verified their liver specificity ...
Olga Y. Burenina, Roman K. Makarchenko, Maria P. Rubtsova, Olga A. Dontsova   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Expression of complement factor H by lung cancer cells: effects on the activation of the alternative pathway of complement [PDF]

, 2004
The complement system is important in immunosurveillance against tumors. However, malignant cells are usually resistant to complement-mediated lysis. In this study, we examine the expression of factor H, an inhibitor of complement activation, and factor ...
Ajona, D. (Daniel), Castaño, Z. (Z.), Cuttitta, F. (Frank), Garayoa, M. (Mercedes), Martinez, A. (Alfredo), Montuenga-Badia, L.M. (Luis M.), Pajares, M.J. (María José), Pio, R. (Rubén), Zudaire, E. (Enrique)   +8 more
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Fetal Akinesia/Hypokinesia and Arthrogryposis of Neuromuscular Origin: Etiologic Groups, Genetics, and Phenotypic Spectrum

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective To provide a comprehensive clinical and genetic characterization of individuals with arthrogryposis multiplex congenita (AMC), focusing on the distribution of genetic etiologies across the neuromuscular spectrum and comparing myogenic and neurogenic subtypes. Methods A total of 105 individuals with AMC were clinically and genetically
Florencia Pérez‐Vidarte, Berta Estévez‐Arias, Leslie Matalonga, Delia Yubero, Anna Codina, Carlos Ortez, Julita Medina, Lidia DeSena DeCabo, Laura Carrera‐García, Jesica Expósito‐Escudero, Cristina Jou, Eduardo F. Tizzano, Andres Nascimento, Daniel Natera‐de Benito   +13 more
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Factors for Rituximab Refractoriness in AQP4‐IgG+ NMOSD: A Cohort Study

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (NMOSD) is a severe autoimmune condition of the central nervous system (CNS), often associated with aquaporin‐4 antibodies (AQP4‐IgG). Rituximab, a CD20+ B‐cell depleting monoclonal antibody, is widely used as first‐line therapy.
Mariano Marrodan, María A. Piedrabuena, María A. Zarate, Sofía Rodríguez Murúa, Ezequiel I. Surace, Mauricio F. Farez, Marcela P. Fiol, María C. Ysrraelit, Jorge Correale   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source