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The complement system, also known as complement cascade, is a part of the humoral, innate immune system and enhances (complements) the ability of antibodies and phagocytic cells to clear microbes and damaged cells from an organism, promote inflammation, and attack the pathogen's cell membrane. [1]
Complement is responsible for immune inflammatory response in adipose tissues which has been implicated in the development of obesity. [8] Obesity in turn results in an abnormally high level of complement activation via production of the C1 component of the classical pathway, which can lead to tissue inflammation and eventually insulin ...
Complement-pathways Complement system. C5 convertase is an enzyme belonging to a family of serine proteases that play key role in the innate immunity. It participates in the complement system ending with cell death. There are four different C5 convertases able to specifically convert the protein C5 to C5a and C5b fragments.
The alternative pathway is a type of cascade reaction of the complement system and is a component of the innate immune system, a natural defense against infections. The alternative pathway is one of three complement pathways that opsonize and kill pathogens. The pathway is triggered when the C3b protein directly binds a microbe. It can also be ...
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Anaphylatoxins, or complement peptides, are fragments (C3a, C4a and C5a) that are produced as part of the activation of the complement system. [2] Complement components C3, C4 and C5 are large glycoproteins that have important functions in the immune response and host defense. [ 3 ]
Structure of mannose in its α-D mannopyranose form. Mannan is a polymer of mannose.. The lectin pathway or MBL pathway is a type of cascade reaction in the complement system, similar in structure to the classical complement pathway, [1] in that, after activation, it proceeds through the action of C4 and C2 to produce activated complement proteins further down the cascade.
Activation of the C1 complex initiates the classical complement pathway. This occurs when C1q binds to antigen-antibody complexes. The antibodies IgM or certain subclasses of IgG complexed with antigens are able to initiate the complement system: a single pentameric IgM can initiate the pathway, while several monomeric IgG molecules are needed. [3]