Sentence examples for complement system activity from inspiring English sources
Averaging the values of all pups per litter, we found negative correlations between litter size and lymphocyte counts, complement system activity and IgG concentration.
Complement system activity is different among humans, opossums, rodents and chickens [50], [51], [52], [53], and their effectiveness in eliminating the parasites could be different.
In order to determine whether the lower levels of C3 were indeed the result of high levels of complement system activity during infection, the C3 levels of the DHF patients were also measured during the convalescent phase (Figure 1B).
In the present analysis, the C3 levels were found to be directly correlated with platelet levels and inversely correlated with C3a and C5a levels (Table 3), indicating that the higher the complement system activity is, the lower the platelet level during acute dengue infection is.
They maintain cell-cell and cell-extracellular matrix (ECM) interactions, and complement system activity and apoptosis.
In addition, the complement system activity varied greatly in the golden-mantled ground squirrel among stages of the annual cycle [ 26].
Serine proteases can participate in several biological activities, such as complementing system activation, cell differentiation and homeostasis and even prey digestion [ 4– 7].
Exploration of a common aetiology included analyses of HLA genotypes, functional and genetic aspects of the complement system, ADAMTS13 activity and screening for autoantibodies.
The activity of the complement system decreased VEGF activity leading to less blood vessel formation within the placenta.
Several reports indicate that a high degree of galactosylation promotes increased binding to C1q leading to enhanced activation of the complement system and CDC activity (Hodoniczky et al. 2005; Jefferis 2009a; Nimmerjahn et al. 2007).
The complement system facilitates bactericidal activity of normal human serum (NHS) in early clearance of pathogens [9], [10].
