Complement in Pancreatic Disease—Perpetrator or Savior?

Complement in Pancreatic Disease—Perpetrator or Savior?

The complement system is a major pillar of the humoral innate immune system. As a first line of defense against pathogens, it mediates early inflammatory response and links different branches of humoral and cellular immunity. Disorders affecting the exocrine pancreas, such as acute pancreatitis, potentially lead to a life-threatening systemic inflammatory response with aberrant activation of co...

Mesenchymal stem cells in chronic lung disease: culprit or savior?

CHRONIC LUNG DISEASES such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and emphysema are anticipated to become the third most common cause of death by 2030 (30). Bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD), the chronic lung disease that develops as a consequence of preterm birth, remains the main complication of extreme prematurity (19). The long-term consequences of extreme premature birth on lung gr...

Complement-fixing antibodies in cattle experimentally infected with Theileria annulata or vaccinated with tissue cultures

Cyclic adenosine monophosphate in acute myocardial infarction with heart failure: slayer or savior?

Slayer or Savior? Cyclic Adenosine Monophosphate in Acute Myocardial Infarction With Heart Failure : Print ISSN: 0009-7322. Online ISSN: 1524-4539 Copyright © 2006 American Heart Association, Inc. All rights reserved. is published by the American Heart Association, 7272 Greenville Avenue, Dallas, TX 75231 Circulation doi: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.106.642132 2006;114:365-367 Circulation. http://ci...

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