The complement system has vital protective functions as a humoral component of the innate immune system and also through interactions with the adaptive immune system; however, when inappropriately ...

Background: Vitamin D and complement components shared some common pathophysiological pathways in the musculoskeletal system, circulation, and metabolism, which were linked to physical function. It is ...

Virus neutralization by early antisera usually requires or is enhanced by the presence of complement. The particular components of the complement system which are needed for neutralization of ...

1 Laboratory Molecular Immunopathology, Postgraduate Program in Internal Medicine and Health Sciences, Federal University of Paraná (UFPR), Curitiba, PR, Brazil 2 Laboratory Human Molecular Genetics, ...

It was called ‘complement’ because it aided the antibacterial activity of antibodies. However, it is now known that the complement system can be activated early in an infection without the presence of ...

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 ...

The authors report a case of deficiency of the eighth component of complement in a young adult with a history of three episodes of meningitis; one of them proved to be meningococcal. The literature ...