In this article, ACROBiosystems discusses how the complement cascade and it's various components could potentially be leveraged for therapeutic potential in COVID-19, cancer and general inflammation.

The complement system is a part of the immune system that enhances (complements) the ability of antibodies and phagocytic cells to clear microbes and damaged cells from an organism, promotes ...

The “classical” pathway of the complement system is triggered when C1q binds to antibodies that are already bound to antigens on a cell surface.

Researchers in the United States have conducted a study showing that activation of the complement system is specifically implicated in the pathogenesis of severe coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19 ...

However, given the complexity of the complement system, it is expected that different arms of the complement cascade are involved in different - beneficial or harmful – processes. Several examples can ...

In a study published on line this week in the journal Human Molecular Genetics, Drs. Donita Garland, Rosario Fernandez-Godino, and Eric Pierce of the Ocular Genomics Institute at the Massachusetts ...

Jan. 24, 2024 — An immune component of breast milk known as the complement system shapes the gut environment of infant mice in ways that make them less susceptible to certain disease-causing ...