Complement regulators and inhibitory proteins

PF Zipfel, C Skerka - Nature Reviews Immunology, 2009 - nature.com
The complement system is important for cellular integrity and tissue homeostasis.
Complement activation mediates the removal of microorganisms and the clearance of …

Therapeutic targeting of the complement system: from rare diseases to pandemics

P Garred, AJ Tenner, TE Mollnes, FO Levy - Pharmacological reviews, 2021 - Elsevier
The complement system was discovered at the end of the 19th century as a heat-labile
plasma component that “complemented” the antibodies in killing microbes, hence the name …

Complement activation, regulation, and molecular basis for complement‐related diseases

G Bajic, SE Degn, S Thiel, GR Andersen - The EMBO journal, 2015 - embopress.org
The complement system is an essential element of the innate immune response that
becomes activated upon recognition of molecular patterns associated with microorganisms …

Complement and its receptors: new insights into human disease

VM Holers - Annual review of immunology, 2014 - annualreviews.org
Although new activation and regulatory mechanisms are still being identified, the basic
architecture of the complement system has been known for decades. Two major roles of …

Inflammation, NF-κB, and chronic diseases: how are they linked?

AB Kunnumakkara, B Shabnam, S Girisa… - Critical Reviews™ in …, 2020 - dl.begellhouse.com
Most chronic diseases, caused by lifestyle factors, appear to be linked to inflammation.
Inflammation is activated mechanistically, and nuclear factor-κB (NF-κB) is a significant …

Regulation of blood coagulation by the protein C anticoagulant pathway: novel insights into structure-function relationships and molecular recognition

B Dahlbäck, BO Villoutreix - Arteriosclerosis, thrombosis, and …, 2005 - Am Heart Assoc
The protein C system provides important control of blood coagulation by regulating the
activities of factor VIIIa (FVIIIa) and factor Va (FVa), cofactors in the activation of factor X and …

Analysis of the complement system in the clinical immunology laboratory

M Ling, M Murali - Clinics in laboratory medicine, 2019 - labmed.theclinics.com
The discovery of complement dates to the late 1800s, when Jules Bordet identified an
unknown heat-labile lytic substance in blood that possessed activity against various forms of …

[HTML][HTML] The anticoagulant protein C pathway

B Dahlbäck, BO Villoutreix - FEBS letters, 2005 - Elsevier
The anticoagulant protein C system regulates the activity of coagulation factors VIIIa and Va,
cofactors in the activation of factor X and prothrombin, respectively. Protein C is activated on …

The role of complement in tumor growth

R Pio, L Corrales, JD Lambris - Tumor Microenvironment and Cellular …, 2014 - Springer
Complement is a central part of the immune system that has developed as a first defense
against non-self cells. Neoplastic transformation is accompanied by an increased capacity of …

Binding of flavivirus nonstructural protein NS1 to C4b binding protein modulates complement activation

P Avirutnan, RE Hauhart, P Somnuke… - The Journal of …, 2011 - journals.aai.org
The complement system plays a pivotal protective role in the innate immune response to
many pathogens including flaviviruses. Flavivirus nonstructural protein 1 (NS1) is a secreted …