In other cases the antibody-coated antigen is subject to a chemical chain reaction with complement, which is a series of proteins found in the blood.
In IgAN, the deposits of IgA are frequently associated with complement components.
One of the diseases associated with complement activation is autoimmune disease [8].
NS1 is capable of interacting with complement to evade viral clearance.
The serum protein corona of all three studied NM was found to be enriched with complement factors and apolipoproteins.
Preclinical data showed that priming CD34+ hematopoietic progenitor cells with complement fragment 3a (C3a) improved homing and engraftment.
Heparin is a naturally occurring polysaccharide known to interact with complement proteins and regulate multiple steps in the complement cascade.
We aimed to investigate whether other diseases known to be associated with complement activation are associated with AMD.
To identify genetic variants associated with complement activation, which may help to select age-related macular degeneration (AMD) patients for complement-inhibiting therapies.
Opsonin receptors increase the phagocytosis of bacteria that have been coated with immunoglobulin G (IgG) antibodies or with complement.
However, in serum HA may interact with complement proteins.
