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Early complementopathy predicts the outcomes of patients with trauma

open access: yesTrauma Surgery & Acute Care Open, 2019
Background Complementopathy (rapid complement activation and consumption after trauma) has been reported in trauma patients, but the underlying mechanism of these phenomena and their clinical significance remain unclear. This study aimed to determine the
Bin Liu   +6 more
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Chimeric Proteins Containing MAP-1 and Functional Domains of C4b-Binding Protein Reveal Strong Complement Inhibitory Capacities

open access: yesFrontiers in Immunology, 2018
The complement system is a tightly regulated network of proteins involved in defense against pathogens, inflammatory processes, and coordination of the innate and adaptive immune responses.
Cecilie E. Hertz   +6 more
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Development of a C3c-based ELISA method for the determination of anti-complementary potency of Bupleurum polysaccharides

open access: yesActa Pharmaceutica Sinica B, 2015
Traditionally, determination of inhibitory potency of complement inhibitors is performed by the hemolytic assay. However, this assay is not applicable to the lectin pathway, thus impeding the understanding of complement inhibitors against the overall ...
Mulu Wu   +3 more
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Borrelia miyamotoi FbpA and FbpB Are Immunomodulatory Outer Surface Lipoproteins With Distinct Structures and Functions

open access: yesFrontiers in Immunology, 2022
Pathogens that traffic in the blood of their hosts must employ mechanisms to evade the host innate immune system, including the complement cascade. The Lyme disease spirochete, Borreliella burgdorferi, has evolved numerous outer membrane lipoproteins ...
Charles E. Booth   +3 more
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Novel Evasion Mechanisms of the Classical Complement Pathway [PDF]

open access: yesThe 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   +3 more
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Complement-coagulation cross-talk: a potential mediator of the physiological activation of complement by low pH

open access: yesFrontiers in Immunology, 2015
The complement system is a major constituent of the innate immune system. It not only bridges innate and adaptive arms of the immune system but also links the immune system with the coagulation system.
Hany Ibrahim Kenawy   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

The role of salivary and intestinal complement system inhibitors in the midgut protection of triatomines and mosquitoes. [PDF]

open access: yesPLoS ONE, 2009
Saliva of haematophagous arthropods contain biomolecules involved directly or indirectly with the haematophagy process, and among them are encountered some complement system inhibitors.
Veruska Cavalcanti Barros   +7 more
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Heme Interacts with C1q and Inhibits the Classical Complement Pathway [PDF]

open access: yesJournal of Biological Chemistry, 2011
C1q is the recognition subunit of the first component of the classical complement pathway. It participates in clearance of immune complexes and apoptotic cells as well as in defense against pathogens. Inappropriate activation of the complement contributes to cellular and tissue damage in different pathologies, urging the need for the development of ...
Lubka T, Roumenina   +7 more
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The Functional Amyloid Curli Protects Escherichia coli against Complement-Mediated Bactericidal Activity

open access: yesBiomolecules, 2018
Escherichia coli strains may be beneficial or pathogenic. Many E. coli strains that cause human disease, especially those responsible for bacteremia and sepsis, express virulence factors that impart resistance to the complement system.
Steven G. Biesecker   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Different Complement Activation Pathways Underly Cognitive Impairment and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Combined With Cognitive Impairment

open access: yesFrontiers in Aging Neuroscience, 2022
BackgroundThe immune response and the complement system are associated with cognitive impairment and diabetes mellitus, respectively. Activation of the complement system in these diseases occurs mainly through either the classical pathway or the ...
Zhenxing Li   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

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