Complement activation and tissue deposition of complement fragments occur during disease progression in lupus nephritis. Genetic deficiency of some complement components (e.g., Factor B) and infusion of complement inhibitors (e.g., Crry, anti-C5 Ab) protect against inflammatory renal disease. Paradoxically, genetic deficiencies of early components of the classical complement pathway (e.g., C1q,...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Previous authors have described the locations of provoked responses to cervical diskography from C3-C4 to C6-C7, but we have found no description of the findings at C2-C3. This study was undertaken to analyze the sensations provoked during cervical diskography at C2-C3 and to compare the results with those provoked at C3-C4 and C4-C5. METHODS The locations of diskograph...

Legionella pneumophila is a facultative intracellular bacterial pathogen that parasitizes human monocytes and alveolar macrophages. Previous studies from this laboratory have shown that monocyte complement receptors CR1 and CR3 and complement component C3 in serum mediate L. pneumophila phagocytosis. In this study, we have explored C3 fixation to L. pneumophila. We developed a whole-cell enzyme...

Complement C3 is a pivotal component of three cascades of complement activation. The liver is the main source of C3 in circulation and expression and secretion of C3 by hepatocytes is increased during acute inflammation. However, the mechanism of the regulation of the C3 gene in hepatocytes is not well elucidated. We showed that the C3 gene is the direct target for peroxisome proliferator-activ...

Grasses with the C3 photosynthetic pathway are commonly considered to be more nutritious host plants than C4 grasses, but the nutritional quality of C3 grasses is also more greatly impacted by elevated atmospheric CO2 than is that of C4 grasses; C3 grasses produce greater amounts of nonstructural carbohydrates and have greater declines in their nitrogen content than do C4 grasses under elevated...

In addition to the observations ofMerrill et al, several other articles published during 2014 to 2017 have reported that discontinuing eculizumab in patients during remission resulted in relapse in only ;one-third of patients. Eculizumab is a monoclonal antibody directed against complement component C5 (see figure) that is effective in inducing remission in pediatric and adult patients with acu...

A precusor of the third component of complement, pro-C3, was detected in studies of cell-free synthesis and intracellularly in homogenates of liver tissue cultures. The molecular weight of pro-C3 was indistinguishable from that of intact native C3 secreted in vitro by liver or peritoneal macrophages, but its structure was different. Pro-C3 is a single polypeptide chain, whereas C3 secreted by c...

Aim. To compare changes in the complement system C3-glomerulopathy (C3-GP) and atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome (aHUS) after relief of an acute episode thrombotic microangiopathy.
 Materials methods. The study included 8 patients diagnosed with C3-GP aHUS remission. blood levels components were determined: C3, C4, C3a, C5a, factor H (CFH), B (CFB), membrane-attacking complex (MAC), antib...

Henoch-Schönlein purpura (HSP) is an immune complex-mediated systemic vasculitis. Its genetic etiology remains unknown. CD18, the subunit of integrin beta2 in leukocytes, has essential roles in the expression and function of ITGB2, mediating immune responses. CD18 has been proved to be associated with some systemic vasculitides, such as microscopic polyangiitis and Churg-Strauss syndrome. We ai...

Serum levels of complement components and of C3 nephritic factor (C3NeF) were measured serially in two patients with membrano-proliferative glomerulonephritis who were subjected to bilateral nephrectomy and maintained by peritoneal dialysis for 2 wk before renal transplantation. In both patients, low levels of C3 and high levels of preformed alpha 2D, a C3 breakdown product, were present before...