1 Department of Endocrinology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Quanzhou, China 2 Department of Endocrinology, Jinjiang Municipal Hospital, Jinjiang, China Background: ...
Complement activation is common in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), resulting in hypocomplementemia and deposition of complement at sites of tissue damage. The availability of mice ...
A causal role of the complement system in Alzheimer's disease pathogenesis has been postulated based on the identification of different activated components up to the membrane attack complex at ...
The coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus may vary from asymptomatic to severe infection with multi-organ failure and death. Increased levels of circulating complement ...
Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is the leading cause of irreversible blindness in industrialized nations, affecting 30–50 million people worldwide. The earliest clinical hallmark of AMD is the ...
Advances in understanding the pathophysiology of facioscapulohumeral dystrophy (FSHD) have led to several therapeutic approaches entering clinical trials and an increased need to develop biomarkers of ...
Liposomes containing trapped glucose marker were prepared from the chloroform-soluble fraction of sheep erythrocyte membranes. These liposomes release glucose when incubated with rabbit anti-sheep ...
1 Dept. of Clinical Chemistry, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands 2 Dept. of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, Academic Medical Center, University of ...
Abstract—Complement activation occurs in atherosclerotic plaques. The capacity of arterial tissue to inhibit this activation through generation of the complement regulators C1 inhibitor, decay ...
Your complement system consists of a group of important proteins in your bloodstream. These proteins help your immune system fight off harmful invaders, such as bacteria, and other foreign substances.
Breast milk provides infants with more than just nutrition; it also includes immune system components, some of them better studied than others. “We found the complement in mouse breast milk supports a ...
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