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Borrelia burgdorferi BBK32 Inhibits the Classical Pathway by Blocking Activation of the C1 Complement Complex. [PDF]

PLoS Pathogens, 2016
Pathogens that traffic in blood, lymphatics, or interstitial fluids must adopt strategies to evade innate immune defenses, notably the complement system.
Brandon L Garcia, Hui Zhi, Beau Wager, Magnus Höök, Jon T Skare   +4 more
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Gain-of-Function Mutations R249C and S250C in Complement C2 Protein Increase C3 Deposition in the Presence of C-Reactive Protein

Frontiers in Immunology, 2021
The impairment of the alternative complement pathway contributes to rare kidney diseases such as atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome (aHUS) and C3 glomerulopathy (C3G).
Aleksandra Urban, Daria Kowalska, Grzegorz Stasiłojć, Alicja Kuźniewska, Anna Skrobińska, Emilia Arjona, Eugenia Castellote Alonso, María Ángeles Fenollosa Segarra, Ilse Jongerius, Ilse Jongerius, Robbert Spaapen, Simon Satchell, Marcel Thiel, Stanisław Ołdziej, Santiago Rodriguez de Córdoba, Marcin Okrój   +15 more
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Novel Evasion Mechanisms of the Classical Complement Pathway [PDF]

The Journal of Immunology, 2016
Abstract Complement is a network of soluble and cell surface-associated proteins that gives rise to a self-amplifying, yet tightly regulated system with fundamental roles in immune surveillance and clearance. Complement becomes activated on the surface of nonself cells by one of three initiating mechanisms known as the classical, lectin,
Brandon L Garcia, Seline A Zwarthoff, Suzan H M Rooijakkers, Brian V Geisbrecht   +3 more
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Functional and Structural Characterization of a Potent C1q Inhibitor Targeting the Classical Pathway of the Complement System

Frontiers in Immunology, 2020
The classical pathway of complement is important for protection against pathogens and in maintaining tissue homeostasis, but excessive or aberrant activation is directly linked to numerous pathologies.
Nick S. Laursen, Dennis V. Pedersen, Heidi Gytz, Alessandra Zarantonello, Jens Magnus Bernth Jensen, Annette G. Hansen, Steffen Thiel, Gregers R. Andersen   +7 more
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The Sez6 Family Inhibits Complement by Facilitating Factor I Cleavage of C3b and Accelerating the Decay of C3 Convertases

Frontiers in Immunology, 2021
The Sez6 family consists of Sez6, Sez6L, and Sez6L2. Its members are expressed throughout the brain and have been shown to influence synapse numbers and dendritic morphology. They are also linked to various neurological and psychiatric disorders.
Wen Q. Qiu, Shaopeiwen Luo, Stefanie A. Ma, Priyanka Saminathan, Herman Li, Jenny M. Gunnersen, Harris A. Gelbard, Jennetta W. Hammond   +7 more
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Carbamylation of immunoglobulin abrogates activation of the classical complement pathway [PDF]

European Journal of Immunology, 2014
Post‐translational modifications of proteins significantly affect their structure and function. The carbamylation of positively charged lysine residues to form neutral homoitrulline occurs primarily under inflammatory conditions through myeloperoxidase‐dependent cyanate (CNO−) formation.
Anders Dahl-Knudsen, Piotr Mydel, Ewa Bielecka, Annelie Hellvard, Brith Bergum, Carsten Scavenius, Anna M. Blom, Johan G. Brun, Veronika Binder, Jan Potempa, Jan Potempa, Roland Jonsson, Catalin Koro, Jan J. Enghild   +13 more
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Targeting the Initiator Protease of the Classical Pathway of Complement Using Fragment-Based Drug Discovery

Molecules, 2020
The initiating protease of the complement classical pathway, C1r, represents an upstream and pathway-specific intervention point for complement-related autoimmune and inflammatory diseases.
Blake R. Rushing, Denise L. Rohlik, Sourav Roy, D. Andrew Skaff, Brandon L. Garcia   +4 more
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Peptide inhibitor of complement C1 (PIC1), a novel suppressor of classical pathway activation: mechanistic studies and clinical potential

Frontiers in Immunology, 2014
The classical pathway of complement plays multiple physiological roles including modulating immunological effectors initiated by adaptive immune responses as well as an essential homeostatic role in the clearance of damaged self-antigens.
Julia A Sharp, Pamela H. Whitley, Kenji M. Cunnion, Kenji M. Cunnion, Neel Kumar Krishna, Neel Kumar Krishna   +5 more
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Circulating immune-complexes and complement activation through the classical pathway in myeloperoxidase-ANCA-associated glomerulonephritis

Renal Failure, 2022
Background Anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA)-associated glomerulonephritis (AAGN) is the fulminant glomerular diseases with poor renal prognosis. Activation of the complement system has recently been reported in the pathogenesis of AAGN, but it
Tadasu Kojima, Dan Inoue, Takeaki Wajima, Takahiro Uchida, Muneharu Yamada, Isao Ohsawa, Takashi Oda   +6 more
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FUNCTIONAL ACTIVITY OF COMPLEMENT CLASSIC WAY ACTIVATION COMPONENTS AND ART1CULAS DAMAGE IN RHEUMATOID ARTRITIS

Научно-практическая ревматология, 2000
A relationship between X - ray joints changes and functional activity of classical pathway complement components in R4 was investigated. 31 patients with the moderate activity ofRA (ARA 1987) have been examined. Disease duration was 4,5lyear±3,84 (SD). X-
D. L. Goryachev, T. V. Lebedeva
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