BACKGROUND C1q nephropathy (C1qN) was first described as glomerular disease characterized by predominant meangial C1q deposits in patients with proteinuria and no evidence of systemic lupus erythematosus. Several studies, however, revealed the clinical heterogeneity of C1qN, showing some cases with normal urinalysis. To confirm the existence of cases with predominant mesangial C1q deposits and ...

In this paper, we define and study q-statistical limit point, cluster q-statistically Cauchy, q-strongly Cesàro statistically C1q-summable sequences. We establish relationships of convergence with Further, apply to prove a Korovkin type approximation theorem.

Precipitation of the euglobulin fraction from serum separates C1q from another hydroxyproline-containing protein(s), which remains in the serum-minus-euglobulin fraction. The presence of C1q in the euglobulin fraction has been verified by radial immunodiffusion assay, by sensitivity to collagenase, by hydroxyproline content, and by electrofocusing. The presence of another hydroxyproline-contain...

Ag-IgG immune complexes (IC) are efficiently taken up, and Ag-derived peptides are subsequently processed and presented by APC. In vitro experiments indicate that IgG Fc Receptors (FcgammaR) facilitate the efficient uptake of IC by dendritic cells. Previous experiments showed that the cross-presentation of Ag-derived peptides after s.c. administration of IC is FcgammaR-dependent. To study the r...

C1q and members of the defense collagen family are pattern recognition molecules that bind to pathogens and apoptotic cells and trigger a rapid enhancement of phagocytic activity. Candidate phagocytic cell receptors responsible for the enhancement of phagocytosis by defense collagens have been proposed but not yet discerned. Engagement of phagocyte surface-associated calreticulin in complex wit...

The first step in the activation of the classical complement pathway by immune complexes involves the binding of the globular domain (gC1q) of C1q to the Fc regions of aggregated IgG or IgM. Each gC1q domain is a heterotrimer of the C-terminal halves of one A (ghA), one B (ghB), and one C (ghC) chain. Our recent studies have suggested a modular organization of gC1q, consistent with the view tha...

A fluorescence immunoassay for detection of immune complexes bound to solid-phase C1q was developed. The method was standardized by using human aggregated immunoglobulin G (IgG) to simulate immune complexes. A linear relationship existed between the concentrations of the aggregated IgG standards and the resulting fluorescent intensity. The method was found to be reproducible and capable of dete...

Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is an inflammatory disorder in which autoantibodies contribute to impaired apoptosis and clearance of cell debris. Anti dsDNA and anti C1q antibodies have been implicated, as well as complement protein C1q itself. IgG autoantibodies reacting with the collagen-like region of C1q protein (αC1q ab) were quantitated in serum of 56 patients diagnosed with SLE and u...

_______________________________ Correspondence to: Daniela Monova, 24 Veliko Turnovo str, Sofia 1504, Bulgaria, tel++3598437705 e-mail: [email protected] Autoantibodies Against C1q: View on Association Between Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Disease Manifestation and C1q autoantibodies D. Monova, S. Monov, K. Rosenova, T. Argirova Medical University Sofia, Department of Internal Medicine, Sofia ...

The interaction of C1q with endothelial cells elicits a multiplicity of biologic responses. Although these responses are presumed to be mediated by the interaction of C1q with endothelial cell surface proteins, the identity of the participants is not known. In this study we examined the roles of two C1q binding proteins, cC1q-R/calreticulin and gC1q-R/p33, in C1q-mediated adhesion and spreading...