Complement membrane attack complex. Medical search

A product of COMPLEMENT ACTIVATION cascade, regardless of the pathways, that forms transmembrane channels causing disruption of the target CELL MEMBRANE and cell lysis. It is formed by the sequential assembly of terminal complement components (COMPLEMENT C5B; COMPLEMENT C6; COMPLEMENT C7; COMPLEMENT C8; and COMPLEMENT C9) into the target membrane. The resultant C5b-8-poly-C9 is the "membrane attack complex" or MAC.

A 63-kDa serum glycoprotein encoded by gene C9. Monomeric C9 (mC9) binds the C5b-8 complex to form C5b-9 which catalyzes the polymerization of C9 forming C5b-p9 (MEMBRANE ATTACK COMPLEX) and transmembrane channels leading to lysis of the target cell. Patients with C9 deficiency suffer from recurrent bacterial infections.

A 105-kDa serum glycoprotein with significant homology to the other late complement components, C7-C9. It is a polypeptide chain cross-linked by 32 disulfide bonds. C6 is the next complement component to bind to the membrane-bound COMPLEMENT C5B in the assembly of MEMBRANE ATTACK COMPLEX. It is encoded by gene C6.

A 150-kDa serum glycoprotein composed of three subunits with each encoded by a different gene (C8A; C8B; and C8G). This heterotrimer contains a disulfide-linked C8alpha-C8gamma heterodimer and a noncovalently associated C8beta chain. C8 is the next component to bind the C5-7 complex forming C5b-8 that binds COMPLEMENT C9 and acts as a catalyst in the polymerization of C9.

Small glycoproteins found on both hematopoietic and non-hematopoietic cells. CD59 restricts the cytolytic activity of homologous complement by binding to C8 and C9 and blocking the assembly of the membrane attack complex. (From Barclay et al., The Leukocyte Antigen FactsBook, 1993, p234)

A 93-kDa serum glycoprotein encoded by C7 gene. It is a polypeptide chain with 28 disulfide bridges. In the formation of MEMBRANE ATTACK COMPLEX; C7 is the next component to bind the C5b-6 complex forming a trimolecular complex C5b-7 which is lipophilic, resembles an integral membrane protein, and serves as an anchor for the late complement components, C8 and C9.

The larger fragment generated from the cleavage of C5 by C5 CONVERTASE that yields COMPLEMENT C5A and C5b (beta chain + alpha' chain, the residual alpha chain, bound by disulfide bond). C5b remains bound to the membrane and initiates the spontaneous assembly of the late complement components to form C5b-8-poly-C9, the MEMBRANE ATTACK COMPLEX.

Serum glycoproteins participating in the host defense mechanism of COMPLEMENT ACTIVATION that creates the COMPLEMENT MEMBRANE ATTACK COMPLEX. Included are glycoproteins in the various pathways of complement activation (CLASSICAL COMPLEMENT PATHWAY; ALTERNATIVE COMPLEMENT PATHWAY; and LECTIN COMPLEMENT PATHWAY).

The sequential activation of serum COMPLEMENT PROTEINS to create the COMPLEMENT MEMBRANE ATTACK COMPLEX. Factors initiating complement activation include ANTIGEN-ANTIBODY COMPLEXES, microbial ANTIGENS, or cell surface POLYSACCHARIDES.

C5 plays a central role in both the classical and the alternative pathway of COMPLEMENT ACTIVATION. C5 is cleaved by C5 CONVERTASE into COMPLEMENT C5A and COMPLEMENT C5B. The smaller fragment C5a is an ANAPHYLATOXIN and mediator of inflammatory process. The major fragment C5b binds to the membrane initiating the spontaneous assembly of the late complement components, C5-C9, into the MEMBRANE ATTACK COMPLEX.

Serum proteins that negatively regulate the cascade process of COMPLEMENT ACTIVATION. Uncontrolled complement activation and resulting cell lysis is potentially dangerous for the host. The complement system is tightly regulated by inactivators that accelerate the decay of intermediates and certain cell surface receptors.

A glycoprotein that is central in both the classical and the alternative pathway of COMPLEMENT ACTIVATION. C3 can be cleaved into COMPLEMENT C3A and COMPLEMENT C3B, spontaneously at low level or by C3 CONVERTASE at high level. The smaller fragment C3a is an ANAPHYLATOXIN and mediator of local inflammatory process. The larger fragment C3b binds with C3 convertase to form C5 convertase.

A glycoprotein that is important in the activation of CLASSICAL COMPLEMENT PATHWAY. C4 is cleaved by the activated COMPLEMENT C1S into COMPLEMENT C4A and COMPLEMENT C4B.

GPI-linked membrane proteins broadly distributed among hematopoietic and non-hematopoietic cells. CD55 prevents the assembly of C3 CONVERTASE or accelerates the disassembly of preformed convertase, thus blocking the formation of the membrane attack complex.

Complement activation initiated by the interaction of microbial ANTIGENS with COMPLEMENT C3B. When COMPLEMENT FACTOR B binds to the membrane-bound C3b, COMPLEMENT FACTOR D cleaves it to form alternative C3 CONVERTASE (C3BBB) which, stabilized by COMPLEMENT FACTOR P, is able to cleave multiple COMPLEMENT C3 to form alternative C5 CONVERTASE (C3BBB3B) leading to cleavage of COMPLEMENT C5 and the assembly of COMPLEMENT MEMBRANE ATTACK COMPLEX.

Complement activation initiated by the binding of COMPLEMENT C1 to ANTIGEN-ANTIBODY COMPLEXES at the COMPLEMENT C1Q subunit. This leads to the sequential activation of COMPLEMENT C1R and COMPLEMENT C1S subunits. Activated C1s cleaves COMPLEMENT C4 and COMPLEMENT C2 forming the membrane-bound classical C3 CONVERTASE (C4B2A) and the subsequent C5 CONVERTASE (C4B2A3B) leading to cleavage of COMPLEMENT C5 and the assembly of COMPLEMENT MEMBRANE ATTACK COMPLEX.

The minor fragment formed when C5 convertase cleaves C5 into C5a and COMPLEMENT C5B. C5a is a 74-amino-acid glycopeptide with a carboxy-terminal ARGININE that is crucial for its spasmogenic activity. Of all the complement-derived anaphylatoxins, C5a is the most potent in mediating immediate hypersensitivity (HYPERSENSITIVITY, IMMEDIATE), smooth MUSCLE CONTRACTION; HISTAMINE RELEASE; and migration of LEUKOCYTES to site of INFLAMMATION.

Molecules on the surface of some B-lymphocytes and macrophages, that recognize and combine with the C3b, C3d, C1q, and C4b components of complement.

The destruction of ERYTHROCYTES by many different causal agents such as antibodies, bacteria, chemicals, temperature, and changes in tonicity.

The larger fragment generated from the cleavage of COMPLEMENT C3 by C3 CONVERTASE. It is a constituent of the ALTERNATIVE PATHWAY C3 CONVERTASE (C3bBb), and COMPLEMENT C5 CONVERTASES in both the classical (C4b2a3b) and the alternative (C3bBb3b) pathway. C3b participates in IMMUNE ADHERENCE REACTION and enhances PHAGOCYTOSIS. It can be inactivated (iC3b) or cleaved by various proteases to yield fragments such as COMPLEMENT C3C; COMPLEMENT C3D; C3e; C3f; and C3g.

A plasma serine proteinase that cleaves the alpha-chains of C3b and C4b in the presence of the cofactors COMPLEMENT FACTOR H and C4-binding protein, respectively. It is a 66-kDa glycoprotein that converts C3b to inactivated C3b (iC3b) followed by the release of two fragments, C3c (150-kDa) and C3dg (41-kDa). It was formerly called KAF, C3bINF, or enzyme 3b inactivator.

A subcomponent of complement C1, composed of six copies of three polypeptide chains (A, B, and C), each encoded by a separate gene (C1QA; C1QB; C1QC). This complex is arranged in nine subunits (six disulfide-linked dimers of A and B, and three disulfide-linked homodimers of C). C1q has binding sites for antibodies (the heavy chain of IMMUNOGLOBULIN G or IMMUNOGLOBULIN M). The interaction of C1q and immunoglobulin activates the two proenzymes COMPLEMENT C1R and COMPLEMENT C1S, thus initiating the cascade of COMPLEMENT ACTIVATION via the CLASSICAL COMPLEMENT PATHWAY.

A G-protein-coupled receptor that signals an increase in intracellular calcium in response to the potent ANAPHYLATOXIN peptide COMPLEMENT C5A.

Serine proteases that cleave COMPLEMENT C3 into COMPLEMENT C3A and COMPLEMENT C3B, or cleave COMPLEMENT C5 into COMPLEMENT C5A and COMPLEMENT C5B. These include the different forms of C3/C5 convertases in the classical and the alternative pathways of COMPLEMENT ACTIVATION. Both cleavages take place at the C-terminal of an ARGININE residue.

The smaller fragment generated from the cleavage of complement C3 by C3 CONVERTASE. C3a, a 77-amino acid peptide, is a mediator of local inflammatory process. It induces smooth MUSCLE CONTRACTION, and HISTAMINE RELEASE from MAST CELLS and LEUKOCYTES. C3a is considered an anaphylatoxin along with COMPLEMENT C4A; COMPLEMENT C5A; and COMPLEMENT C5A, DES-ARGININE.

An important soluble regulator of the alternative pathway of complement activation (COMPLEMENT ACTIVATION PATHWAY, ALTERNATIVE). It is a 139-kDa glycoprotein expressed by the liver and secreted into the blood. It binds to COMPLEMENT C3B and makes iC3b (inactivated complement 3b) susceptible to cleavage by COMPLEMENT FACTOR I. Complement factor H also inhibits the association of C3b with COMPLEMENT FACTOR B to form the C3bB proenzyme, and promotes the dissociation of Bb from the C3bBb complex (COMPLEMENT C3 CONVERTASE, ALTERNATIVE PATHWAY).

A screening assay for circulating COMPLEMENT PROTEINS. Diluted SERUM samples are added to antibody-coated ERYTHROCYTES and the percentage of cell lysis is measured. The values are expressed by the so called CH50, in HEMOLYTIC COMPLEMENT units per milliliter, which is the dilution of serum required to lyse 50 percent of the erythrocytes in the assay.

A radiation-protective agent that can inhibit DNA damage by binding to the DNA. It also increases the susceptibility of blood cells to complement-mediated lysis.

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Immunoglobulin molecules having a specific amino acid sequence by virtue of which they interact only with the ANTIGEN (or a very similar shape) that induced their synthesis in cells of the lymphoid series (especially PLASMA CELLS).

The property of antibodies which enables them to react with some ANTIGENIC DETERMINANTS and not with others. Specificity is dependent on chemical composition, physical forces, and molecular structure at the binding site.

Antibodies produced by a single clone of cells.

Immunoglobulins produced in response to VIRAL ANTIGENS.

Immunoglobulins produced in a response to BACTERIAL ANTIGENS.

The production of ANTIBODIES by proliferating and differentiated B-LYMPHOCYTES under stimulation by ANTIGENS.

Complement-mediated injury reversibly disrupts glomerular epithelial cell actin microfilaments and focal adhesions. (1/554)

BACKGROUND: Foot process effacement and condensation of the glomerular epithelial cell (GEC) cytoskeleton are manifestations of passive Heymann nephritis, a model of complement-mediated membranous nephropathy. METHODS: To study the effects of complement on the actin cytoskeleton in this model, we have used an in vitro system in which GECs are sublethally injured using a combination of complement-fixing anti-Fx1A IgG and human serum as a source of complement. We examined the effects of this injury on the organization of the cytoskeleton and focal contacts using immunohistology and immunochemistry. RESULTS: By immunofluorescence, sublethal complement-mediated injury was accompanied by a loss of actin stress fibers and focal contacts but retention of matrix-associated integrins. Full recovery was seen after 18 hours. Western blot analysis showed no change in the cellular content of the focal contact proteins. Inhibition of the calcium-dependent protease calpain did not prevent injury. In addition, cycloheximide during recovery did not inhibit the reassembly of stress fibers or focal contacts. Injury was associated with a reduction in tyrosine phosphorylation of paxillin and a currently unidentified 200 kDa protein, but inhibition of tyrosine phosphatase activity with sodium vanadate did not prevent injury. Cellular adenosine triphosphate content was significantly reduced in injured cells. CONCLUSION: These results document reversible, complement-dependent disruption of actin microfilaments and focal contacts leading to the dissociation of the cytoskeleton from matrix-attached integrins. This may explain the altered cell-matrix relationship accompanying podocyte effacement in membranous nephropathy. (+info)

Complement activation and increased systemic and pulmonary vascular resistance indices during infusion of postoperatively drained untreated blood. (2/554)

In nine healthy young patients, operated on for thoracic scoliosis, a pulmonary artery catheter was inserted for the study of haemodynamic variables and blood sampling during autologous transfusion of postoperatively drained blood. At 1-3 h after wound closure, 10 ml kg/body weight of drained untreated blood from the wound was collected and recirculated over a l-h period. The concentration of the complement activation product, C3bc, increased from a mean of 5.4 (SD 1.5) AU ml-1 before infusion to 11.1 (3.9) AU ml-1 during infusion and then returned to 7.8 (2.8) AU ml-1 after infusion. The concentration of the terminal complement complex (TCC) increased from 0.5 (0.2) to 1.3 (0.5) AU ml-1 and was reduced to 0.7 (0.3) AU ml-1 after infusion. Only TCC exceeded the reference values which are 14 AU ml-1 for C3bc and 1.0 AU ml-1 for TCC. Pulmonary vascular resistance index concomitantly increased from a mean of 130 (SD 52) to 195 (88) dyn s cm-5 m-2 and was reduced to 170 (86) dyn s cm-5 m-2 after infusion. Systemic vascular resistance index increased from a mean of 1238 (SD 403) to 1349 (473) dyn s cm-5 m-2 and returned to 1196 (401) dyn s cm-5 m-2 after infusion. White blood cell count (WCC) increased from 14.4 (4.3) x 10(9) litre-1 before infusion to 17.8 (7.2) x 10(9) litre-1 during and after infusion. No change in platelet count during infusion was observed. There were no differences in WCC or platelet count between mixed venous or peripheral arterial blood. Pulmonary and systemic vascular resistance indices may be influenced by activated complement in drained untreated blood when it is recirculated. (+info)

Synergistic enhancement of chemokine generation and lung injury by C5a or the membrane attack complex of complement. (3/554)

Complement plays an important role in many acute inflammatory responses. In the current studies it was demonstrated that, in the presence of either C5a or sublytic forms of the complement-derived membrane attack complex (MAC), rat alveolar macrophages costimulated with IgG immune complexes demonstrated synergistic production of C-X-C (macrophage inflammatory protein-2 and cytokine-induced neutrophil chemoattractant) and C-C (macrophage inflammatory protein-1alpha and monocyte chemoattractant-1) chemokines. In the absence of the costimulus, C5a or MAC did not induce chemokine generation. In in vivo studies, C5a and MAC alone caused limited or no intrapulmonary generation of chemokines, but in the presence of a costimulus (IgG immune complexes) C5a and MAC caused synergistic intrapulmonary generation of C-X-C and C-C chemokines but not of tumor necrosis factor alpha. Under these conditions increased neutrophil accumulation occurred, as did lung injury. These observations suggest that C5a and MAC function synergistically with a costimulus to enhance chemokine generation and the intensity of the lung inflammatory response. (+info)

The terminal sequence of complement plays an essential role in antibody-mediated renal cell apoptosis. (4/554)

Mesangial cell (MC) injury is a characteristic feature in the early phase of Thy.1 nephritis. The present study investigates the contribution of complement to MC apoptosis in this experimental model of kidney disease in rats. Thy.1 nephritis was induced by injection of mouse anti-Thy.1 monoclonal antibody (ER4G). To assess the contribution of the terminal sequence of complement on apoptosis, the studies were performed in complement-sufficient PVG/c (PVG/c+) rats and in rats deficient in complement C6 (PVG/c-). Apoptosis was monitored by assessment of the number of condensed nuclei in kidney sections stained with periodic acid-Schiff (PAS) and by the terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase-mediated nick end labeling (TUNEL) method and expressed as number of apoptotic cells per 50 glomerular cross sections. In the PAS method, 1 h after intravenous injection of ER4G, PVG/c+ rats exhibited 160.9 +/- 49.5 apoptotic cells, whereas PVG/c- rats had only 3.2 +/- 1.4 apoptotic cells. Control rats exhibited 0.9 +/- 0.6 apoptotic cells. These findings were confirmed with the TUNEL method. In PVG/c- rats, a maximum number of 8.8 +/- 3.1 TUNEL-positive (TUNEL+) cells was found at 6 h followed by a decline thereafter. In PVG/c+ rats, apoptosis was associated with deposition of C6 and C5b-9. Restoration of the complement system of PVG/c- rats with purified human C6 resulted in an increase of apoptosis at 1 h after injection of ER4G from minimal numbers to 239.9 +/- 52.4 TUNEL+ cells. These studies appear to indicate for the first time that the terminal sequence of complement is involved in induction of apoptosis. (+info)

Evidence for enhanced rates of complement activation in serum from patients with newly diagnosed insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus exposed to rat islet cells and complement-dependent induction of islet cell apoptosis. (5/554)

In this paper we report the concentration of terminal complement complexes (TCCs, SC5b-9, an index of complement activation) in newly diagnosed insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (IDDM) patient serum and normal human serum. In the nine patients studied, levels of serum soluble TCCs were approximately 1.6-fold higher than in sera obtained from normal control individuals. On incubation of rat islet cells with diluted serum (10%, v/v, concentration), complement activation was increased at a significantly faster rate and the total TCC concentration was significantly higher in culture medium containing IDDM patient serum than in medium containing control serum. The concentration of anti-(glutamic acid decarboxylase) autoantibodies in newly diagnosed IDDM patient serum was on average 60-fold higher than in normal human control serum. IDDM patient serum (10%, v/v) induced apoptosis in islet cells, as determined by islet cell density changes and DNA fragmentation patterns. However, serum from IDDM patients was not able to induce apoptosis of the cells when complement components (C1q and C3) or antibodies were depleted. In addition, glutamine and the potent antioxidant 1-pyrrolidinecarbodithioic acid partially reversed cell death induced by IDDM patient serum in a concentration-dependent manner. The ATP concentration in islet cells incubated for 24 h in the presence of diluted IDDM patient serum was reduced to 4.4% of that observed in islet cells incubated in fetal calf serum or 7.3% of that observed in islet cells incubated in normal human serum. On the basis of these observations, we suggest that the pathway of IDDM patient serum-induced islet cell apoptosis may involve antibody-dependent complement activation, free radical generation and a precipitous fall in ATP levels. (+info)

Complement (C5b-9) induces glomerular epithelial cell DNA synthesis but not proliferation in vitro. (6/554)

BACKGROUND: The C5b-9 membrane attack complex of complement is the principal mediator of injury induced experimentally by antibodies directed at glomerular cell membranes. In experimental membranous nephropathy, C5b-9 induced injury to the glomerular visceral epithelial cell (VEC) is associated with DNA synthesis, but not cytokinesis. In the current study we determined if C5b-9 increases DNA synthesis in VEC in vitro, and defined the mechanisms involved. METHODS: Rat VEC in vitro were divided into three groups: (1) sensitized with anti-VEC antibody and exposed to sublytic concentrations of C +/PVG serum (normal complement components); (2) anti-VEC antibody and control C-/PVG serum (C6 deficient); (3) no anti-VEC antibody. DNA synthesis (BrdU staining), mitosis (mitotic figures) and cytokinesis (cell counts) were measured at 24 and 48 hours. To examine the expression of specific S-phase and M-phase cell cycle regulatory proteins and their inhibitors, immunostaining and Western blot analysis was performed for cyclin A, CDK2, p21 and p27, cyclin B and cdc2. RESULTS: In the absence of growth factors, sublytic C5b-9 attack did not increase proliferation. In contrast, sublytic C5b-9 attack (group 1) augmented growth factor induced DNA synthesis by 50% compared to controls (groups 2 and 3; P < 0.001), and was accompanied by increased levels of cyclin A and CDK2, and a decrease in the cyclin kinase inhibitor p27 (but not p21). Sublytic C5b-9 attack reduced the expression of the M phase cell cycle proteins, cyclin B and cdc2, accompanied by reduced mitosis (mitotic figures) and cytokinesis (cell number). CONCLUSIONS: Our results show that the C5b-9 augmented growth factor entry into the S phase in VEC is regulated by changes in specific cell cycle regulatory proteins. However, antibody and complement decreased the M phase cell cycle proteins, and prevented VEC mitosis and cytokinesis, suggesting a delay or arrest at the G2/M phase. (+info)

Complement and atherogenesis: binding of CRP to degraded, nonoxidized LDL enhances complement activation. (7/554)

Complement activation occurs in temporal correlation with the subendothelial deposition of LDL during early atherogenesis, and complement also plays a pathogenetic role in promoting lesion progression. Two lesion components have been identified that may be responsible for complement activation. First, enzymatic degradation of LDL generates a derivative that can spontaneously activate complement, and enzymatically degraded LDL (E-LDL) has been detected in the lesions. Second, C-reactive protein (CRP) colocalizes with complement C5b-9, as evidenced by immunohistological studies of early atherosclerotic lesions, so the possibility exists that this acute phase protein also fulfills a complement-activating function. Here, we report that addition of LDL and CRP to human serum did not result in significant C3 turnover. Addition of E-LDL provoked complement activation, which was markedly enhanced by CRP. Binding of CRP to E-LDL was demonstrated by sucrose flotation experiments. Binding was Ca(2+)-dependent and inhibitable by phosphorylcholine, and the complement-activating property of E-LDL was destroyed by treatment with phospholipase C. These results indicated that CRP binds to phosphorylcholine groups that become exposed in enzymatically degraded LDL particles. Immunohistological studies complemented these findings in showing that CRP colocalizes with E-LDL in early human atherosclerotic lesions. Thus enzymatic, nonoxidative modification of tissue-deposited LDL can be expected to confer CRP-binding capacity onto the molecule. The ensuing enhancement of complement activation may be relevant to the development and progression of the atherosclerotic lesion. (+info)

Complement activation in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus without nephritis. (8/554)

OBJECTIVE: To study the association between disease activity and complement activation prospectively in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). PATIENTS AND METHODS: Twenty-one SLE patients were examined monthly for 1 yr. Disease activity, autoantibodies, conventional complement tests and the following complement activation products were investigated: C1rs-C1inh complexes, C4bc, Bb, C3a, C3bc, C5a and the terminal SC5b-9 complement complex (TCC). RESULTS: Modest variation in disease activity was noted. None of the patients had nephritis. Flare was observed at 27 visits. Four patients had anti-C1q antibodies in conjunction with modestly low C1q concentrations. The complement parameters were rather constant during the observation period. Slightly to moderately decreased C4 (0.05-0.10 g/l) was found in 10 patients and severely decreased C4 (<0.05 g/l) in seven patients. Decreased C4 was not associated with increased complement activation. Complement activation products were either normal or slightly elevated. TCC was the only activation product correlating significantly with score for disease activity at flare. None of the variables tested predicted flares. CONCLUSION: Complement tests are of limited importance in routine examination of SLE without nephritis, although TCC is suggested to be one of the most sensitive markers for disease activity. (+info)

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The immune complex serves as an activator that triggers a response from the C5b - C9 complements, which form a membrane attack ... The immune complexes are formed by binding of antibodies to antigens in the glomerular basement membrane. The antigens may be ... These cavities will later be filled with basement membrane-like material, and if the disease continues even further, the ... On electron microscopy, subepithelial deposits that nestle against the glomerular basement membrane seems to be the cause of ...

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... in which antibodies that are latched onto a foreign cell encourage complement to attack it with a membrane attack complex, ... Second, some complement system components form a membrane attack complex to assist antibodies to kill the bacterium directly ( ... Antibodies also form complexes by binding to antigen: this is called an antigen-antibody complex or immune complex. Small ... The membrane-bound form of an antibody may be called a surface immunoglobulin (sIg) or a membrane immunoglobulin (mIg). It is ...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antibody

Complement component 8 is a protein involved in the complement system. It is part of the membrane attack complex (MAC). A ... "Structure of human C8 protein provides mechanistic insight into membrane pore formation by complement". The Journal of ... Complement+C8 at the US National Library of Medicine Medical Subject Headings (MeSH) v t e (Articles with short description, ... Complement system, All stub articles, Human chromosome 9 gene stubs). ...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C8_complex

... inhibits the last step of the complement cascade, the formation of the membrane attack complex. Clusterin, a soluble molecule ... CD59, a surface molecule on SCs and a member of the complement regulatory proteins (CRP), ... secreted by the adenohypophysis and express FSH receptor on their membranes. Sertoli cells are named after Enrico Sertoli, an ... with functions similar to CD59, forms a complex with Granzyme B and inhibits activation of apoptosis by T-lymphocytes or NK ...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sertoli_cell

MASP2 deficiency Complement receptor 3 deficiency Membrane cofactor protein (CD46) deficiency Membrane attack complex inhibitor ... it is a group of circulating proteins that can bind pathogens and form a membrane attack complex. Complement deficiencies are ... Cherubism COPA defect Otulipenia/ORAS The complement system is part of the innate as well as the adaptive immune system; ...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_primary_immunodeficiencies

C5b binds sequentially to C6, C7, C8 and then to multiple molecules of C9 to form membrane attack complex. Since C3b is free ... Factor I requires a C3b-binding protein cofactor such as complement factor H, CR1, or Membrane Cofactor of Proteolysis (MCP or ... The complex is believed to be unstable until it binds properdin, a serum protein. The addition of properdin forms the complex ... cells from complement-mediated damage. CFHR5 (Complement Factor H-Related protein 5) is able to bind to act as a cofactor for ...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alternative_complement_pathway

... is a protein involved in the complement system. It is part of the membrane attack complex which can ... "Entrez Gene: complement component 6 C6 complement C6 (Homo sapiens (human)) Gene ID: 729". www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. 24 November ... Complement+C6 at the US National Library of Medicine Medical Subject Headings (MeSH) v t e (Articles with short description, ... 2009). "Complement production by trophoblast cells at the feto-maternal interface". J. Reprod. Immunol. 82 (2): 119-25. doi: ...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Complement_component_6

C7 is part of the membrane attack complex (MAC) which creates a hole on pathogen surfaces, leading to cell lysis and death. Its ... Terminal complement pathway deficiency Complement+C7 at the US National Library of Medicine Medical Subject Headings (MeSH) ... Complement component 7 is a protein involved in the complement system of the innate immune system. ... v t e (Articles with short description, Short description matches Wikidata, Genes on human chromosome 5, Complement system, All ...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Complement_component_7

The membrane attack complex leads the red blood cells to undergo lysis. Blood chemistry, serology, urinalysis and suchlike may ... After successful attachment to RBC surfaces, the D-L then activates the complement cascade, leading to RBC membrane perforation ... D-L antibodies are most commonly targeted against P antigens than I antigens and others expressed on the RBC membrane. The D-L ... Afterwards, the specimen goes incubated under 37 °C (99 °F) so that the later components of complement can then be enabled. ...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donath–Landsteiner_hemolytic_anemia

The formation of complement proteins (C3a, C3b, C5a, C5b, etc.) ultimately congregates into a membrane-attack complex to lyse ... the membrane of pathogens. In addition to the generation of complement proteins, C1 complex also induces the activation of B ... Briefly, the C1 protein attaches to the pathogen surface and the antibody-antigen complex that culminates in the generation of ... Ibalizumab binds to the CD4 receptor to prevent the post-attachment conformational changes in CD4-HIV envelope GP120 complex ...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Passive_antibody_therapy

... which leads to the formation of the membrane attack complex. C1q is also involved in other immunological processes such as ... C1q belongs to the complement activation proteins and plays a major role in the activation of the classical pathway of the ... Kittlesen DJ, Chianese-Bullock KA, Yao ZQ, Braciale TJ, Hahn YS (November 2000). "Interaction between complement receptor gC1qR ...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CD93

Membrane attack complex, an immune system function using complement Microbiota-accessible carbohydrates, a category of ... a canine character in the television series Clifford the Big Red Dog Monster Attack Crew, a fictional pilot squadron in the ... a form of anesthesia with partial awareness Mycobacterium avium complex, a group of environmental pathogens MAC address, or ...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mac

C5, C6, C7, C8 and C9 form the membrane attack complex (MAC). This is another large superfamily of CLRs that includes the ... by complement fixation or other cytotoxic attacks) or sequestered (phagocytosed or ensheathed) by the immune system by virtue ... Based on their localization, PRRs may be divided into membrane-bound PRRs and cytoplasmic PRRs: Membrane-bound PRRs include ... MyD88 attracts the IRAK4 molecule, IRAK4 recruits IRAK1 and IRAK2 to form a signaling complex. The signaling complex reacts ...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pattern_recognition_receptor

A leaky membrane leads to secondary necrosis which may cause additional inflammation, therefore, it is best to remove dying ... This is associated with autoimmune disorders, causing the immune system to attack self-antigens on the uncleared cells. Genes ... complement components C3a and C5a, split tyrosyl tRNA synthetase (mini TyrRS), dimerized ribosomal protein S19 (RP S19), ... "The EMAPII Cytokine Is Released from the Mammalian Multisynthetase Complex after Cleavage of Its p43/proEMAPII Component *". ...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Find-me_signals

As with animals, plants attacked by insects or other pathogens use a set of complex metabolic responses that lead to the ... The complement system is a biochemical cascade of the immune system that helps, or "complements", the ability of antibodies to ... To engulf a particle or pathogen, a phagocyte extends portions of its plasma membrane, wrapping the membrane around the ... causing its death rid the body of neutralised antigen-antibody complexes. The three different complement systems are classical ...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Innate_immune_system

As part of the mitoribosome, DAP3 participates in the translation of the 13 ETC complex proteins encoded in the mitochondrial ... In later stages of apoptosis the entire cell becomes fragmented, forming a number of plasma membrane-bounded apoptotic bodies ... During a normal embryologic processes, or during cell injury (such as ischemia-reperfusion injury during heart attacks and ... Identification of the full complement of ribosomal proteins present". J. Biol. Chem. 276 (22): 19363-74. doi:10.1074/jbc. ...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DAP3

The recruitment of the complement cascade via the classical pathway (antibody-antigen interaction). Membrane attack complex ( ... Daniela J. Lamas, "When the brain is under attack", The Boston Globe, 27 May 2013. "A Young Reporter Chronicles Her 'Brain On ... Prior to the development of a symptom complex that is specific to anti-NMDA receptor encephalitis, people may experience ...

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They are rare in the blood, but numerous in the mucous membranes of the respiratory, digestive, and lower urinary tracts. They ... These cells bind antigens presented on MHC I complex of virus-infected or tumour cells and kill them. Nearly all nucleated ... Monocytes eventually leave the bloodstream and become tissue macrophages, which remove dead cell debris as well as attack ... Lymphocytes include: B cells make antibodies that can bind to pathogens, block pathogen invasion, activate the complement ...

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Over the course of a few hours a complex forms between the antibody, target cell, and effector cell which leads to lysis of the ... ADCC is independent of the immune complement system that also lyses targets but does not require any other cell. ADCC requires ... During replication of a virus, some of the viral proteins are expressed on the cell surface membrane of the infected cell. ... They also have an external structure or integument that is resistant to attack by substances released by neutrophils and ...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antibody-dependent_cellular_cytotoxicity

Cross-linking of the IgE and Fc receptors occurs when more than one IgE-receptor complex interacts with the same allergenic ... Szebeni, Janos (8 May 2007). The Complement System: Novel Roles in Health and Disease. Springer Science & Business Media. p. ... The resulting dermatological response to the reaction between urushiol and membrane proteins includes redness, swelling, ... that suppress the immune system and prevent the body from attacking the parasite. This gives rise to a new slant on the hygiene ...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allergy

The expression of the CAMs and SAMs is under genetic control, but the distribution of these molecules on the cell membrane and ... How adaptive fitness can explain selection that leads to emergence of complex body structures. Later, In Bright Air, Brilliant ... Edelman's views would be seen as an attack on the dominant paradigm of computational algorithms in cognitive psychology and ... but the individuals newly formed diploid genetic complement is not in control of the zygote yet; it needs to be activated, or ...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neural_Darwinism

Aggressive Berger's disease (a rarer form of the disease) can attack other major organs, such as the liver, skin and heart. IgA ... Other renal causes of isolated hematuria include thin basement membrane disease and Alport syndrome, the latter being a ... Some HLA alleles have been suspected along with complement phenotypes as being genetic factors. Non-aggressive Berger's disease ... in the hinge region of IgA1 and synthesis and binding of antibodies against IgA1 are required for immunoglobulin complexes to ...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IgA_nephropathy

The membrane permeability of the mitochondria increases and particular proteins are released into the cytoplasm that ... Sampath SC, Ohi R, Leismann O, Salic A, Pozniakovski A, Funabiki H (July 2004). "The chromosomal passenger complex is required ... siRNAs for survivin are complements in sequence to the mRNA sequence encoding survivin. When these siRNAs for survivin are ... found a new approach in inhibiting tumour growth and metastasis by simultaneously attacking both the tumour and its vasculature ...

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"Physiologic relevance of the membrane attack complex inhibitory protein CD59 in human seminal plasma: CD59 is present on ... and complement regulatory membrane cofactor protein (CD46). Prostasomes also contain high levels of the divalent cations: Zn2+ ... protecting the cancer from attack by the immune system.[citation needed] Fusion of prostasomes with the sperm plasma membrane ... They possess an unusual lipid composition and a tight and highly ordered structure of their lipid bilayer membrane, resembling ...

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The healthy placenta is a semipermeable membrane that does form a barrier for most pathogens and for certain xenobiotic ... implying that something in the environment is complementing an at-risk genotype to cause autism in vulnerable individuals. ... The pediatrician's role in dealing with these complex clinical problems caused by a multiplicity of environmental and genetic ... Birth Defects or Developmentally Premature Birth in a Cohort of Couples with Documented Parental Exposure to Military Attacks: ...

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Chinese-French specialist in complex dynamics and functions of complex numbers Betül Tanbay (born 1960), first female president ... models cell membranes and other thin nanostructures Helena Rasiowa (1917-1994), Polish researcher in the foundations of ... German-born American designer of the Data Encryption Standard and of the slide attack in cryptography Marcia Groszek, American ... American linear algebraist known for Schur complements and Haynsworth inertia additivity formula Olive Hazlett (1890-1974), ...

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The complex was designed by the Danish firms CEBRA and JDS Architects, French architect Louis Paillard and the Dutch firm ... It complements another Nashville landmark, a full-scale replica of the Parthenon. The Philharmonie de Paris by French architect ... Libeskind's museums have been both admired and attacked by critics. While admiring many features of the Denver Art Museum, The ... The entire wooden structure is covered with a white fiberglass membrane, and a coating of teflon protects from direct sunlight ...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contemporary_architecture

The membrane-bound bacterium is formed by interaction between cholesterol-rich lipid rafts as well as HtrA, a 47-kDa protein on ... Orientia tsutsugamushi initially attacks the myelocytes (young white blood cells) in the area of inoculation, and then the ... Orientia tsutsugamushi causes a complex and potentially life-threatening disease known as scrub typhus. Infection starts when ... complement fixation test) in 1944. She observed that different strains had varying degree of virulence, and that the antibodies ...

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They accumulate asymmetrically to the plasma membrane at the leading edge of polarized cells. Spatially regulating Rho GTPases ... Neutrophils have a variety of specific receptors, including ones for complement, cytokines like interleukins and IFN-γ, ... October 2009). "Neutrophil extracellular traps contain calprotectin, a cytosolic protein complex involved in host defense ... Neutrophils have three methods for directly attacking micro-organisms: phagocytosis (ingestion), degranulation (release of ...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neutrophil

... forming a structure called the membrane attack complex (MAC) on the bacterial cell wall to destroy the bacteria. Immune system ... Three biochemical pathways activate the complement system: the classical complement pathway, the alternate complement pathway, ... These membrane-bound protein complexes have antibodies which are specific for antigen detection. Each B cell has a unique ... Their presence might also attract macrophages or killer cells to attack and phagocytose them. The complement system is a ...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Humoral_immunity

Membrane and thermal are the two principal categories of desalination technology. The membrane desalination process uses only ... Multi-unit complex based on the GT-MHR reactor design Urenco Group in collaboration with Jacobs and Kinectrics In 2018, the ... An additional £210 million was awarded to Rolls-Royce by the British government in 2021, complemented by a £195 million ... "reducing the vulnerability of the reactor to a terrorist attack or a natural disaster". New SMR designs enhance the ...

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The endospore is a dehydrated cell with thick walls and additional layers that form inside the cell membrane. It can remain ... The B. cereus group generally exhibits complex genomes and most carry varying numbers of plasmids. B. cereus is a soil-dwelling ... By not containing this macromolecule in the capsule, B. anthracis can evade a neutrophilic attack and continue to propagate ... a lower molecular mass and released from the bacterial cell surface to act as a decoy to protect the bacteria from complement. ...

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When infection attacks the body, anti-infective drugs can suppress the infection. Several broad types of anti-infective drugs ... Complex serological techniques have been developed into what are known as immunoassays. Immunoassays can use the basic antibody ... Also, this virus must spread through skin lesions or permeable membranes such as the eye. Thus, the initial stage of Ebola is ... such as antibody-initiated complement-dependent bacteriolysis, opsonoization, phagocytosis and killing, as occurs for some ...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Infection

The factor I heavy chain has four domains: an FI membrane attack complex (FIMAC) domain, CD5 domain, and low density ... complement receptor 1, and membrane cofactor protein). Upon binding of the enzyme to the substrate:cofactor complex, the heavy: ... Complement factor I, also known as C3b/C4b inactivator, is a protein that in humans is encoded by the CFI gene. Complement ... Loss of function mutations in the Complement Factor I gene lead to low levels of factor I which results in increased complement ...

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This finding is due to immune complex deposition along the glomerular basement membrane, leading to a typical granular ... These antibody attacks are the immediate cause of SLE. SLE is a chronic inflammatory disease believed to be a type III ... "Complement C3 (Blood)-Health Encyclopedia-University of Rochester Medical Center". www.urmc.rochester.edu. Archived from the ... inflammation of the membrane around the lungs) or pericarditis (inflammation of the membrane around the heart); sensitivity = ...

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It is then endocytosed into a vesicle inside the host cell and creates a fusion of the virus and vesicle membranes. The ... They observed that T-cell receptors must recognise a complex of foreign antigen and an MHC antigen in order to destroy infected ... However, some authors note that such complement-fixation tests are insensitive and should not be used for diagnosis. Dr. Clare ... When LCMV attacks a cell, the process of replication starts by attachment of the virus to host receptors through its surface ...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lymphocytic_choriomeningitis

... complement c4b-binding protein MeSH D12.776.124.486.274.930 - complement membrane attack complex MeSH D12.776.124.486.274.965 ... complement c1 MeSH D12.776.124.486.274.050.270 - complement c1q MeSH D12.776.124.486.274.050.280 - complement c1r MeSH D12.776. ... complement c2 MeSH D12.776.124.486.274.150.500 - complement c2a MeSH D12.776.124.486.274.150.750 - complement c2b MeSH D12.776. ... complement c3c MeSH D12.776.124.486.274.250.260.750 - complement c3d MeSH D12.776.124.486.274.350 - complement c4 MeSH D12.776. ...

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... complement components C5a and C3a which are chemotactic factors formed during the activation of the host's blood complement ... The initial product of 15-lipoxygenase attack on DHA is 17S-hydroperoxy-4Z,7Z,10Z,13Z,15E,19Z-docosahexaenoic acid (17-HpDHA) ... Certain of these PUFA-cyclopentenones bind to the sulfur residues in the KEAP1 component of the KEAP1-NFE2L2 protein complex in ... TRPA1 is a chemosensor ion channel located on the plasma membrane of many human cell types; TRPV4, also termed the vanilloid- ...

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Among animal phyla, the Ctenophores are more complex than sponges, about as complex as cnidarians (jellyfish, sea anemones, etc ... "The homeodomain complement of the ctenophore Mnemiopsis leidyi suggests that Ctenophora and Porifera diverged prior to the ... layers of cells bound by inter-cell connections and by a fibrous basement membrane that they secrete. The epithelia of ... including a Beroe specimen attacking another ctenophore In Search of the First Animals (Wikipedia articles incorporating a ...

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Some evidence suggests that the enzyme is a soluble, non-membrane bound protein in the few prokaryotes that produce it. Due to ... to complement existing statins. Though some data on the mechanism has been obtained by the use of suicide inhibitors, ... thus increasing its susceptibility to intramolecular attack by the nearest double bond, with H146 possibly intensifying the ... suggests that eukaryotes with OSCs and complex steroid machinery were present early in earth's history. ENSG00000281289 GRCh38 ...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lanosterol_synthase

Membrane attack complex of complement in dermatitis herpetiformis. Arch Dermatol. 1985 Jan. 121(1):70-2. [QxMD MEDLINE Link]. ...

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Membrane attack complex of complement in dermatitis herpetiformis. Arch Dermatol. 1985 Jan. 121(1):70-2. [QxMD MEDLINE Link]. ...

https://emedicine.medscape.com/article/1062640-differential

Complement component 8 deficiency is a disorder that causes the immune system to malfunction, resulting in a form of ... Complement component 8 combines with several other complement proteins to form the membrane attack complex (MAC), which inserts ... Without complement component 8, membrane attack complexes cannot form, which impairs the immune response, particularly against ... Bubeck D. The making of a macromolecular machine: assembly of the membrane attack complex. Biochemistry. 2014 Apr 1;53(12):1908 ...

https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/condition/complement-component-8-deficiency

Here, we describe how autoantibodies targeting membrane proteins and ion channels cause pathological effects. We discuss the ... Here, we describe how autoantibodies targeting membrane proteins and ion channels cause pathological effects. We discuss the ... the symptoms might be caused by autoantibodies targeting membrane-associated antigens. ... the symptoms might be caused by autoantibodies targeting membrane associated antigens. ...

https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fimmu.2017.00752/full

short for complement S protein. S protein is an inhibitor of the membrane attack complex of complement and has been purified by ... S protein binds to protein complexes in the terminal stages of both the complement and coagulation pathways and is found at ...

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CD59 is a key complement regulatory protein that restricts the formation of the membrane attack complex31. CD59 overexpression ... regulates the action of the complement membrane attack complex on homologous cells. J Exp Med170, 637-654, doi:10.1084/jem. ... Kim, J. H. et al. Egr-1, a new downstream molecule of Epstein-Barr virus latent membrane protein 1. FEBS Lett581, 623-628, doi: ... Yang, J. et al. Telomerase activation by Epstein-Barr virus latent membrane protein 1 is associated with c-Myc expression in ...

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... leaves these RBCs susceptible to destruction by the complement membrane attack complex (MAC). Image courtesy of Haematologica. ... leaves these RBCs susceptible to destruction by the complement membrane attack complex (MAC). Image courtesy of Haematologica. ... Breakdown of RBC membranes by complement leads to the release of hemoglobin into the circulation. Hemoglobin is bound to ... The essential group of membrane proteins that are lacking in all hematopoietic cells in PNH are called complement-regulating ...

https://emedicine.medscape.com/article/207468-overview

Membrane attack complex, one of the immune system functions using complement. * Minimum alveolar concentration, a concept used ... Mycobacterium avium complex, a group of environmental pathogens. Business and economics. * MAC Cosmetics, cosmetics brand, ...

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... and the role of complement membrane attack complex and glutamic acid decarboxylase (GAD65) in neurodegeneration. ...

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... surface components of peripheral nerve leads to activation of humoral and complement activation with membrane attack complex ... Attacks usually begin in adolescence and are precipitated by exercise followed by rest, high carbohydrate and sodium content ... In an acute attack of AIP, there is elevated urinary excretion of aminolevulinic acid (ALA), porphobilinogen (PBG), ... Treatment is based on glucose supplementation, prohibition of drugs that may worsen an attack and hematin (4 mg/kg daily for 4 ...

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The formation of the membrane attack complex (MAC) as the ultimate effect of the classical complement cascade results in the ... The formation of the membrane attack complex (MAC) as the ultimate effect of the classical complement cascade results in the ... The resulting formation of the membrane attack complex (MAC), consisting of several activated complement factors (C5b-9) as ... These complexes were positive for IgG/IgM antibodies and co-localized with complement factors. Complement activation has ...

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Complex, Terminal Complement Cytolytic Terminal Complement Complex Membrane Attack Complex Terminal Complement Complex ... Complex, Terminal Complement. Cytolytic Terminal Complement Complex. Membrane Attack Complex. Terminal Complement Complex. ... Complement Membrane Attack Complex Entry term(s). C 5b-9 C5b 8 poly C9 C5b-8-poly-C9 C5b-9 Complement Complex C5b 9 Complement ... Complement Membrane Attack Complex - Preferred Concept UI. M0024383. Scope note. A product of COMPLEMENT ACTIVATION cascade, ...

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... deposition of membrane attack complexes composed of complement factors C5b-9 has been seen in the renal tubules of COVID-19 ... The complement system in COVID-19. The complement system is an essential component of the innate immune system [65, 75, 109, ... Once the SARS-CoV-2 approaches the cell membrane, basal S1 subunit of viral spike glycoprotein binds to a membrane-bound ... The membrane-anchored S2 subunit allows fusion of the viral and host cellular membranes, resulting in delivery of the viral ...

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... thus avoiding deposition of the membrane attack complex and subsequent lysis (26; Meri et al., unpub. data). Clearance of ... Cutting edge: the spirochetemia of murine relapsing fever is cleared by complement-independent bactericidal antibodies. J ... The vector is the soft tick, genus Ornithodoros; the species complex Ornithodoros moubata is prevalent in sub-Saharan Africa. ... This repertoire may be further extended through the multiplicity of mosaiclike variable membrane protein genes and pseudogenes ...

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This protein is a potent inhibitor of the complement membrane attack complex, whereby it binds complement C8 and/or C9 during ... This gene encodes a cell surface glycoprotein that regulates complement-mediated cell lysis, and it is involved in lymphocyte ... the assembly of this complex, thereby inhibiting the incorporation of multiple copies of C9 into the complex, which is ...

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Complement Activation Medicine & Life Sciences 89% * Complement Membrane Attack Complex Medicine & Life Sciences 26% ... Complement activation in diabetic ketoacidosis and its treatment. Rita S. Jerath, C. Lynne Burek, William H. Hoffman, Gregory G ... Complement activation in diabetic ketoacidosis and its treatment. / Jerath, Rita S.; Burek, C. Lynne; Hoffman, William H. et al ... Complement activation in diabetic ketoacidosis and its treatment. Clinical Immunology. 2005 Jul;116(1):11-17. doi: 10.1016/j. ...

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... or by intravascular osmotic lysis following the generation of terminal membrane attack complexes of the complement pathway. ... and a series of membrane glycoproteins (glycophorins)7. The target membrane antigens in canine AITP are the platelet membrane ... platelet or neutrophil cell membrane. The target membrane antigens in canine AIHA have been defined, and include the anion ... Antibody and/or complement-mediated destruction of circulating red blood cells (RBC), platelets or neutrophils is known as ...

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... and then inserts them through the cell membrane. MAC formation allows water,… ... An abnormal activation of the complement (protein) portion of the blood, forming a cascade reaction that brings blood proteins ... Complement membrane attack complex - A membrane attack complex attached to a pathogenic cell. The membrane attack complex (MAC ... Membrane, vaginal. Look at other dictionaries:. *. membrane attack complex - (MAC) The complex complement components (C5b C9) ...

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Microvascular deposition of complement membrane attack complex in dermatomyositis. N Engl J Med. 1986 Feb 6. 314(6):329-34. [ ... Reed AM, Pachman L, Ober C. Molecular genetic studies of major histocompatibility complex genes in children with juvenile ...

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Immunofluorescence for membrane attack complex of complement (MAC) in dermatomyositis. Bright ring of yellow-green fluorescence ... Immunofluorescence for membrane attack complex of complement (MAC) in dermatomyositis. Bright ring of yellow-green fluorescence ... Photomicrograph illustrates attack on nonnecrotic myofiber by autoaggressive T lymphocytes. On left, central myofiber is intact ... On right, it is obliterated by segmental inflammatory attack. If immunohistochemistry were performed, expected findings would ...

https://www.staging.medscape.com/answers/332783-36901/which-muscle-biopsy-results-are-diagnostic-of-dermatomyositis

Complement membrane attack complex (c5b-c6-c7-c8-c9n) measurement (procedure). Code System Preferred Concept Name. Complement ... Complement membrane attack complex (c5b-c6-c7-c8-c9n) measurement Active Synonym false false ...

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The C5b-9 membrane attack complex of complement induces GEC injury and proteinuria in the passive Heymann nephritis (PHN) model ... These ER stress proteins limit complement-mediated GEC injury. In experimental nephropathy associated with hyperlipidemia, and ...

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... preventing the formation and insertion of the membrane attack complex (MAC). Crystals of bacterially expressed and ... CD59 is a membrane-bound glycoprotein that protects host cells from lysis by inhibiting the terminal pathway of complement, ... preventing the formation and insertion of the membrane attack complex (MAC). Crystals of bacterially expressed and ... CD59 is a membrane-bound glycoprotein that protects host cells from lysis by inhibiting the terminal pathway of complement, ...

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CD59 is a membrane protein inhibitor of the membrane attack complex (MAC) of complement. Humans express only one, whereas mice ... Complement regulator CD59 protects against atherosclerosis by restricting the formation of complement membrane attack complex. ... CD59 is a key regulator of complement membrane attack complex (MAC) assembly. The atherogenic role of terminal complement has ... CD59 is a GPI-linked membrane protein that inhibits formation of the membrane attack complex of complement. We reported ...

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Complement Membrane Attack Complex 63% * Complement Activation 35% * Complement C7 28% * Complement C9 26% ... Quantification of complement C5b-9 binding to cells by flow cytometry. Moskovich, O. & Fishelson, Z., 2014, The Complement ... Mortalin/GRP75 binds to complement C9 and plays a role in resistance to complement-dependent cytotoxicity. Ray, M. S., ... Complement Nomenclature 2014. Kemper, C., Pangburn, M. K. & Fishelson, Z., Oct 2014, In: Molecular Immunology. 61, 2, p. 56-58 ...

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The membrane attack complex of complement.. Annu. Rev. Immunol.. 4. : 503. -. 528 ... MC-mediated innate immunity usually promotes timely resolution of acute infection, but the role of MCs is markedly more complex ... and complement split products) (5, 6) can potentiate signals received through PRRs (7-11). Some responses prompt direct killing ... AMPs are short-charged peptides that are thought to generate pores in microbial but not eukaryotic membranes. One AMP, ...

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The complement system is a group of proteins that work together to destroy foreign invaders, trigger inflammation, and remove debris from cells and tissues. (medlineplus.gov)
Complement component 8 combines with several other complement proteins to form the membrane attack complex (MAC), which inserts itself in the outer membrane of bacterial cells. (medlineplus.gov)
Here, we describe how autoantibodies targeting membrane proteins and ion channels cause pathological effects. (frontiersin.org)
This classification was abandoned because of the observation that surface proteins were missing not only in the RBC membrane but also in all blood cells, including the platelet and white cells. (medscape.com)
The common denominator in the disease, a biochemical defect, appears to be a genetic mutation leading to the inability to synthesize the glycosyl-phosphatidylinositol (GPI) anchor that binds these proteins to cell membranes. (medscape.com)
An abnormal activation of the complement ( protein ) portion of the blood, forming a cascade reaction that brings blood proteins together, binds them to the cell wall, and then inserts them through the cell membrane. (en-academic.com)
These ER stress proteins limit complement-mediated GEC injury. (nih.gov)
Proteins Proteins Linear polypeptides that are synthesized on ribosomes and may be further modified, crosslinked, cleaved, or assembled into complex proteins with several subunits. (lecturio.com)
ATP, heat shock proteins, bradykinins, and complement split products) ( 5 , 6 ) can potentiate signals received through PRRs ( 7 - 11 ). (aai.org)
Without PIG-A, important proteins cannot connect to the cell surface and protect the cell from substances in the blood called complement. (diseasesdic.com)
About 90% of complement components are synthesized in the liver and are acute-phase proteins. (apollodiagnostics.in)
Severe membrane damage plays a critical role in irreversible injury, allows a massive influx of calcium into the cell, and allows efflux of intracellular enzymes and proteins into the circulation. (diagnosisbook.com)
In IgA nephropathy, complement proteins in the circulation have also been studied and found to have predictive relevance. (alliedacademies.org)
When mannan-binding lectins or other pattern recognition proteins like ficolins (ficolin-1, ficolin-2, and ficolin-3) and collectins attach to carbohydrate residues on surfaces like bacterial cell membranes, the LP is activated. (alliedacademies.org)
Plasma levels of complement proteins from the alternative pathway in patients with age-related macular degeneration are independent of Complement Factor H Tyr4°²His polymorphism. (cdc.gov)
This review summarizes some immunological factors involved in the development and control of this oral disease, such as: the participation of inflammatory cells in local inflammation, the synthesis of chemotaxis proteins with activation of the complement system and a range of antimicrobial peptides, such as defensins, cathelicidin and saposins. (bvsalud.org)

Your first line of defense against infection from these potential invaders is your skin and mucous membranes, which serve as barriers to keep them out of your body. (healmindbody.com)
The mucous membranes are the soft, skin like lining of your mouth, nose, airways, digestive tract and reproductive organs that secrete mucous. (healmindbody.com)
In addition to serving as physical barriers, your mucous membranes have other mechanisms to prevent microbial invasion. (healmindbody.com)
To trigger an allergic reaction, the allergens must come into contact with the skin or mucous membranes. (mykotroph.de)
Irritation of the mucous membranes in the gastrointestinal tract is accompanied by stomach pain and diarrhoea, among other symptoms. (mykotroph.de)
If the mucous membranes in the throat or bronchial area of the lungs swell, breathing difficulties may occur. (mykotroph.de)

This protein is a potent inhibitor of the complement membrane attack complex, whereby it binds complement C8 and/or C9 during the assembly of this complex, thereby inhibiting the incorporation of multiple copies of C9 into the complex, which is necessary for osmolytic pore formation. (abnova.com)
C8 binds to the C5b-7 complex, anchored to the membrane, creating C5b-8. (raybiotech.com)
The latter binds to the C3 convertase complex to form C4b2a3b, the classical pathway C5 convertase. (abcam.com)
Monoclonal antibody (mAb) technol- part, which binds and activates, complements ogy allows production of large amounts of and/or interacts with receptors on antigen- pure antibodies which are potentially more presenting cells. (who.int)

According to the authors, immunoglobulin complexes stimulate the classical complement cascade, activate endothelial cells, and subsequently induce blood-brain barrier leakage and immune cell infiltration. (medscape.com)
A product of COMPLEMENT ACTIVATION cascade, regardless of the pathways, that forms transmembrane channels causing disruption of the target CELL MEMBRANE and cell lysis. (bvsalud.org)
The absence of C6 terminates the cascade of complement after C5 cleavage and prevents the assembly of the membrane attack complex. (elsevier.com)
C1 is the first molecule in the classical complement cascade and comprises C1q and two molecules of C1r and C1s respectively. (abcam.com)
The hemostatic abnormalities which may accompany sepsis have been attributed to disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) initiated by tissue factor (TF) activating FVII leading to TF-FVII a complex formation and triggering the extrinsic coagulation cascade. (scholars.direct)
CD59 and CD55 are GPI-APs that serve as important regulators of the complement cascade. (diseasesdic.com)
CD59 and CD55 act at different levels of the complement cascade. (diseasesdic.com)
CD59 is the key regulator that preserves the autologous cells from terminal effector mechanism of the complement cascade. (fishersci.se)
These findings point to the complement cascade as a viable therapy target for chronic renal disease. (alliedacademies.org)

CD59 is a membrane-bound glycoprotein that protects host cells from lysis by inhibiting the terminal pathway of complement, preventing the formation and insertion of the membrane attack complex (MAC). (rcsb.org)
CD55 blocks C3 convertases, and CD59 blocks the addition of C9 into the terminal membrane attack complex. (diseasesdic.com)
Thus, the absence of CD55 and CD59 on PNH red cells allows C3 and C5 convertases to proceed unchecked and ultimately leads to increased deposition of membrane attack complexes on the red cell membrane. (diseasesdic.com)
CD59 regulates lytic C5b-9 by binding to C8 and preventing the expression of C8b Complex formation and function. (creative-biolabs.com)
CD59 is a small molecule (18-25 kDa), which is connected to the cell membrane through glycosylphosphatidylinositol (GPI) anchoring. (creative-biolabs.com)
CD59 may be related to rheumatoid arthritis, motor nerve damage in Guillain-Barré syndrome, and other diseases involving defects in the inhibition of complement activation in one's own tissues. (creative-biolabs.com)
In addition, CD59 may play an important role in eliminating the effects of complement attack on kidney disease. (creative-biolabs.com)
CD59 (Protectin) is a small (18-20 kDa) GPI-anchored ubiquitously expressed inhibitor of the membrane attack complex (MAC). (fishersci.se)
CD59 also associates with C5b-8 complex and counteracts appropriate formation of cytolytic pore within the plasma membrane. (fishersci.se)

Bubeck D. The making of a macromolecular machine: assembly of the membrane attack complex. (medlineplus.gov)

Depression is a psychiatric disorder with complex etiology and pathogenesis. (frontiersin.org)
C5a is a potent inflammatory agent that is a key mediator involved in the pathogenesis of a number of inflammatory diseases involving the complement system (sepsis, rheumatoid arthritis, inflammatory bowel disease, systemic lupus erythemotosis and psoriasis for example). (guidetoimmunopharmacology.org)

These complexes were positive for IgG/IgM antibodies and co-localized with complement factors. (medscape.com)
[10] In between them is a hinge region of the heavy chains, whose flexibility allows antibodies to bind to pairs of epitopes at various distances, to form complexes ( dimers , trimers, etc.), and to bind effector molecules more easily. (wikipedia.org)
The complement system helps or "complements" the ability of antibodies and phagocytic cells to clear pathogens from an organism. (en-academic.com)
the classical pathway initiated by antibodies bound to the surface of foreign bodies and the alternative and lectin pathways that provide an antibody-independent mechanism for complement activation, induced by the presence of bacteria and other micro-organisms. (abcam.com)
These conditions can be treated with monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) that bind to the complement component C5 and prevent formation of the membrane attack complex (MAC). (bvsalud.org)
In cold agglutinin disease, certain abnormal bone marrow cells produce antibodies called cold agglutinins, which activate a part of the immune system known as the complement pathway. (understandingcad.com)
A sensitization phase leads to production of antibodies that recognize substances or metabolites that accumulate in cellular membrane structures. (microbenotes.com)
IgG or IgM antibodies can also activate complement via the classical pathway . (microbenotes.com)
Antibodies to a variety of self antigens such as basement membranes of lung and kidney (Goodpasture's Syndrome), the acetylcholine receptor (Myasthenia Gravis) and erythrocytes (Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia) can result in tissue damaging reactions. (microbenotes.com)

Complement component 8 deficiency is a disorder that causes the immune system to malfunction, resulting in a form of immunodeficiency. (medlineplus.gov)
People with complement component 8 deficiency have a significantly increased risk of recurrent bacterial infections, particularly by a bacterium called Neisseria meningitidis . (medlineplus.gov)
Although meningitis can be life-threatening, individuals with complement component 8 deficiency are less likely to die from the infection than people in the general population who contract it. (medlineplus.gov)
The severity of complement component 8 deficiency varies widely. (medlineplus.gov)
There are two types of complement component 8 deficiency, types I and II, classified by their genetic cause. (medlineplus.gov)
Complement component 8 deficiency is a rare disorder, although its prevalence is unknown. (medlineplus.gov)
Complement component 8 deficiency is caused by mutations in the C8A or C8B gene. (medlineplus.gov)
Deficiency of the eighth component of complement associated with recurrent meningococcal meningitis--case report and literature review. (medlineplus.gov)
Defects in the alpha chain of C8 can result in complement C8 deficiency type I. Furthermore, C8 deficiencies can cause recurring bacterial infections, in particular from Neisseria meningitides . (raybiotech.com)
This evaluation is useful for diagnosing C3 deficiency and to investigate patient with an undetectable total complement level (CH50). (apollodiagnostics.in)

Antibody bound to a surface antigen can induce the death of the antibody-bound cell by three distinct mechanisms - by activation of the complement system, cell destruction by antibody dependent cell mediated cytotoxicity (ADCC) or by the process of opsonization. (microbenotes.com)

Using this binding mechanism, an antibody can tag a microbe or an infected cell for attack by other parts of the immune system, or can neutralize it directly (for example, by blocking a part of a virus that is essential for its invasion). (wikipedia.org)
Antibody and/or complement-mediated destruction of circulating red blood cells (RBC), platelets or neutrophils is known as immune-mediated haemolytic anaemia (IMHA), immune-mediated thrombocytopenia (IMTP), or immune-mediated neutropenia (IMNP) respectively. (vin.com)
Monoclonal antibody 7A6 (previously called mCD59.3) recognizes mouse CD59a, which is a potent inhibitor of the action of the complement membrane attack complex (MAC). (creative-biolabs.com)
Alternatively, the antigen-antibody complex thus formed may be non- cytolytic but impair the normal functioning of the cell in which the antibody interrupt the cell receptor function. (microbenotes.com)
The Fc part of the antibody drug may also bind to the complement protein C1q in human serum, activating the complement system and eventually forming membrane attack complex which may act on the membrane of the target cancer cells and lyse them (See the graph below). (genscriptprobio.com)
Recent case reports demonstrating the efficacy of the humanised anti-C5 monoclonal antibody eculizumab support this notion, but more research into the involvement of complement in IgA nephropathy is needed to guide future treatment strategies. (alliedacademies.org)
The CP is activated when the C1 complex interacts with antibody-antigen complexes containing IgG or IgM. (alliedacademies.org)

membrane attack complex - (MAC) The complex complement components (C5b C9) that create a pore in the plasma membrane of a target cell and leads to cell lysis. (en-academic.com)
Associates with organelles on a pathway from the Golgi to the plasma membrane in interphase. (gifu-u.ac.jp)
C5b sequentially associates with C6, C7 and C8 to form a complex which attaches on the outer surface of the pathogen's plasma membrane. (abcam.com)
Plasma-membrane blebs and myelin figures may be seen. (diagnosisbook.com)

The complement system is a key player in innate immunity as well as a powerful link between innate and adaptive immunity. (alliedacademies.org)

Hemolytic anemia in PNH results from the increased susceptibility of PNH erythrocytes to complement. (diseasesdic.com)
Dysregulation of complement activation causes a number of diseases, including paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria and atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome. (bvsalud.org)
It's a form of autoimmune hemolytic anemia, which means the immune system mistakenly attacks and destroys red blood cells. (understandingcad.com)
1. Berentsen S. Complement activation and inhibition in autoimmune hemolytic anemia: focus on cold agglutinin disease. (understandingcad.com)
The Donath-Landsteiner bithermic hemolytic test is a hemolytic assay in which the patient's serum is incubated with normal RBCs and complement at 0-4°C to allow the early components of complement to be fixed. (medscape.com)

This complex creates a hole (pore) in the membrane, which kills the bacterium. (medlineplus.gov)

It is a group of clinical syndromes in which the permeability of the glomerular filtration membrane is increased due to various reasons, leading to the loss of a large amount of plasma protein in the urine. (hkjpaed.org)
Diagnosis Diagnosis of PMN is traditionally done by renal biopsy with the detection of immune complexes on the epithelial side of glomerular basement membranes. (svarlifescience.com)
Clinic The disease was described 50 years ago as a disease with granular deposits on the epithelial side of the glomerular basement membrane. (svarlifescience.com)
Renal biopsy revealed membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis, with lobulated glomerular tufts, endocapillary proliferation, thickened basement membrane, and glomerular hyaline thrombi suggestive of cryoglobulin deposits. (who.int)
Immunofluorescence showed diffuse deposition of glomerular basement membrane immunoglobulin (Ig)M and complement component C3, with mesangial IgG, but negative for C4, fibrin and IgA. (who.int)

The term "nocturnal" refers to the belief that hemolysis is triggered by acidosis during sleep and activates complement to hemolyze an unprotected and abnormal RBC membrane. (medscape.com)

The question which arises is whether in a subgroup of patients with depression, the symptoms might be caused by autoantibodies targeting membrane-associated antigens. (frontiersin.org)
The target membrane antigens in canine AIHA have been defined, and include the anion exchange molecule (band 3), the cytoskeletal molecule spectrin, and a series of membrane glycoproteins (glycophorins) 7 . (vin.com)
The target membrane antigens in canine AITP are the platelet membrane glycoproteins GPIIb and GP111a 8 . (vin.com)

Learn about the three pathways lead to complement activation and some of their key inhibitors. (abcam.com)
Complement is found in the bloodstream in a physiologically inactive state and can be triggered by three mechanisms: the classical (CP), lectin (LP), and alternative (AP) pathways (AP). (alliedacademies.org)

Complement system - This article is about an aspect of the immune system. (en-academic.com)
Now, Klebsiella pneumoniae has a number of virulence factors that are like assault weaponry that help it attack and destroy the host cells and evade the immune system . (osmosis.org)

The effect of systemic levels of TNF-alpha and complement pathway activity on outcomes of VEGF inhibition in neovascular AMD. (cdc.gov)

S protein is an inhibitor of the membrane attack complex of complement and has been purified by Podack and Müller-Eberhard (1979). (copewithcytokines.de)

Mannan-binding lectin (MBL) and MBL-associated serine proteases (MASPs) are involved in the initial step of the lectin pathway of complement activation. (abcam.com)

Serum glycoproteins participating in the host defense mechanism of COMPLEMENT ACTIVATION that creates the COMPLEMENT MEMBRANE ATTACK COMPLEX . (bvsalud.org)

Now, LPS has the ability to avoid complement-mediated killing by inhibiting the formation of the membrane attack complex and preventing membrane damage and bacterial cell death. (osmosis.org)

The biochemical, genetic and clinical lines of evidence in humans indicate that the complement system plays a role in the etiology of age-related macular degeneration. (institutmacula.com)
Complement protein C3 (which has a pro-inflammatory action), the membrane attack complex and complement factor H are present in drusen and in basal laminar deposits of patients with age-related macular degeneration. (institutmacula.com)
Consequences of a Rare Complement Factor H Variant for Age-Related Macular Degeneration in the Amish. (cdc.gov)
C-reactive protein and complement factor H polymorphism interaction in advanced exudative age-related macular degeneration. (cdc.gov)

The present study was designed to define the effects of the terminal complement components on arterial injury in vivo. (elsevier.com)

This product recognizes complement component 8 (C8), a 151 kDa member of the complement C6/C7/C8/C9 family, present in blood serum. (raybiotech.com)
Evaluation of serum and ocular levels of membrane attack complex and C-reactive protein in CFH-genotyped human donors. (cdc.gov)

Necrotizing myopathy with pipestem capillaries, microvascular deposition of the complement membrane attack complex (MAC), and minimal cellular infiltration. (jamanetwork.com)

Some responses prompt direct killing of pathogens, such as complement activation, antimicrobial peptides (AMPs), and phagocytosis/degradation by host cells ( 3 , 12 ). (aai.org)

The immunoglobulin complexes bound to the vascular wall that Lee et al . (medscape.com)

and COMPLEMENT C9) into the target membrane. (bvsalud.org)

Complement component 8 aids in a part of the body's immune response known as the complement system . (medlineplus.gov)
Merle NS, Noe R, Halbwachs-Mecarelli L, Fremeaux-Bacchi V, Roumenina LT. Complement System Part II: Role in Immunity. (medlineplus.gov)
C8 is a terminal component of the complement system, part of both the complement membrane attack complex (MAC), and important to MAC assembly. (raybiotech.com)
The complement system is a heat-labile component of blood that confers bactericidal properties. (abcam.com)
Several inherited deficiencies in the complement system occur in humans. (studystack.com)
The complement system functions primarily as a first-line host defense against invading microbes, including viruses. (biomedcentral.com)
In physiological situations, the AP is always active at low levels and is responsible for complement system functioning. (alliedacademies.org)
After you do complemented your ISBN, we find a download of students with tools for your system. (pointsix.com)

The new limbs had bone structure extended with features similar to a natural limb's bone structure, a richer complement of internal tissues (including neurons), and several "toes" grew from the end of the limb, although without the support of underlying bone. (regenerativemedicine.net)

This gene encodes a cell surface glycoprotein that regulates complement-mediated cell lysis, and it is involved in lymphocyte signal transduction. (abnova.com)
Complement membrane attack complex - A membrane attack complex attached to a pathogenic cell. (en-academic.com)
In primary, idiopathic AIHA, AITP or AINP the specificity of the autoantibodies is for an autoantigen--in this context a protein or glycoprotein that is a normal component of the erythrocyte, platelet or neutrophil cell membrane. (vin.com)
The ULVWF multimers, following exocytosis from sepsis-induced endothelialopathy, become anchored to the endothelial cell membrane as elongated strings which recruit platelets from the circulation forming platelet-ULVWF complexes which become microthrombi. (scholars.direct)
The critical intracellular targets that are susceptible to injury are DNA, production of ATP via aerobic respiration, cell membranes, and protein synthesis. (diagnosisbook.com)
Increased cell membrane permeability: Several defects can lead to the movement of fluids into the cell, including the formation of the membrane attack complex via complement, breakdown of Na+/K+ gradients (i.e., causing sodium to enter or potassium to leave the cell), etc. (diagnosisbook.com)
These enzymes include proteases (protein breakdown), ATPases (contributes to ATP depletion), phospho-lipases (cell membrane injury), and endonucleases (DNA damage). (diagnosisbook.com)
Cell transport is the movement of items into and out of the cell through the cell's membrane. (mobilis-light.de)

C2a in the convertase complex cleaves C3 releasing C3a and C3b. (abcam.com)
Complement component C5a is cleaved from C5 by the protease C5-convertase. (guidetoimmunopharmacology.org)
These structural changes allow Factors B (FB) and D (FD) to bind to the bioactive form of C3, C3(H2 O), resulting in the formation of fluid phase C3 convertase and therefore enhancing complement activation. (alliedacademies.org)

The immunological destruction of the RBC, platelets or neutrophils occurs by extravascular phagocytosis, or by intravascular osmotic lysis following the generation of terminal membrane attack complexes of the complement pathway. (vin.com)
Endotheliopathy releases unusually large von Willebrand factor which complexes with platelets to form organ damaging microthrombi. (scholars.direct)

These genes provide instructions for making pieces of a protein complex called complement component 8. (medlineplus.gov)
Mutations in either C8A or C8B lead to a shortage of the respective subunit, which impairs formation of complement component 8. (medlineplus.gov)
Without complement component 8, membrane attack complexes cannot form, which impairs the immune response, particularly against Neisseria meningitidis . (medlineplus.gov)
Meningococcal disease is particularly common among individuals with component deficiencies in the final common complement pathway (C3, C5-C9), many of whom experience multiple episodes of infection (2). (cdc.gov)

The immune complexes induce complement activation with consequent formation of membrane attack complexes that lead to damage to the epithelial cells and eventually to proteinuria. (svarlifescience.com)

The functions of complement include the attraction of inflammatory cells, opsonization to promote phagocytosis, immune complex clearance and direct microbial killing through the formation of the membrane attack complex (MAC). (abcam.com)

It is primarily regulated by complement Factor H (CFH), which, in cooperation with Factor I, degrades C3 to an inactive version known as iC3b (FI). (alliedacademies.org)
Complement factor H binding of monomeric C-reactive protein downregulates proinflammatory activity and is impaired with at risk polymorphic CFH variants. (cdc.gov)

Decreased C3 may be associated with acute glomerulonephritis, membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis, immune complex disease, active systemic lupus erythematosus, septic shock, and end-stage liver disease. (apollodiagnostics.in)

In patients with PMN, immune complexes are formed that are deposited in the basement membranes of glomeruli. (svarlifescience.com)

Coeliac disease: dissecting a complex inflammatory disorder. (nmd-journal.com)
C5a exerts pro-inflammatory effects that are mediated via complement activation, formation of the membrane attack complex (MAC), attraction of innate immune cells, and induction of histamine release. (guidetoimmunopharmacology.org)

Following these cleavage events, complement pathway activation continues as in the classical pathway. (abcam.com)

Subsequently, the specimen is incubated at 37°C in order to allow the later components of complement to be activated. (medscape.com)
However, the interaction of Hepatitis B virus (HBV) with the complement-components during ch. (biomedcentral.com)

Infection by this bacterium causes inflammation of the membranes surrounding the brain and spinal cord (meningitis). (medlineplus.gov)

[ 1 ] describes the acute zonal occult outer retinopathy (AZOOR complex) spectrum of diseases. (medscape.com)

The resulting formation of the membrane attack complex (MAC), consisting of several activated complement factors (C5b-9) as shown by Lee et al . (medscape.com)
upon activation, the complement results in the formation of the membrane attack complex (MAC) which releases peptides called anaphylatoxins. (apollodiagnostics.in)

Complement, phagocytes and K cells also play a role. (microbenotes.com)

Genes encoding products involved in complement control and interaction with immune complexes are found within these regions. (alliedacademies.org)

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Complement-mediated injury reversibly disrupts glomerular epithelial cell actin microfilaments and focal adhesions. (1/554)

Complement activation and increased systemic and pulmonary vascular resistance indices during infusion of postoperatively drained untreated blood. (2/554)

Synergistic enhancement of chemokine generation and lung injury by C5a or the membrane attack complex of complement. (3/554)

The terminal sequence of complement plays an essential role in antibody-mediated renal cell apoptosis. (4/554)

Evidence for enhanced rates of complement activation in serum from patients with newly diagnosed insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus exposed to rat islet cells and complement-dependent induction of islet cell apoptosis. (5/554)

Complement (C5b-9) induces glomerular epithelial cell DNA synthesis but not proliferation in vitro. (6/554)

Complement and atherogenesis: binding of CRP to degraded, nonoxidized LDL enhances complement activation. (7/554)

Complement activation in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus without nephritis. (8/554)

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Complement-mediated injury reversibly disrupts glomerular epithelial cell actin microfilaments and focal adhesions. (1/554)

Complement activation and increased systemic and pulmonary vascular resistance indices during infusion of postoperatively drained untreated blood. (2/554)

Synergistic enhancement of chemokine generation and lung injury by C5a or the membrane attack complex of complement. (3/554)

The terminal sequence of complement plays an essential role in antibody-mediated renal cell apoptosis. (4/554)

Evidence for enhanced rates of complement activation in serum from patients with newly diagnosed insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus exposed to rat islet cells and complement-dependent induction of islet cell apoptosis. (5/554)

Complement (C5b-9) induces glomerular epithelial cell DNA synthesis but not proliferation in vitro. (6/554)

Complement and atherogenesis: binding of CRP to degraded, nonoxidized LDL enhances complement activation. (7/554)

Complement activation in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus without nephritis. (8/554)

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