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 ...

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 ...

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

University of Pennsylvania researchers have found a promising new treatment for periodontitis using a component of the immune system called complement, according to a new study in the Journal of ...

Previous genetic studies have shown that variants in the genes that encode several complement system components are important risk factors for AMD. Based on this, ...

Researchers have identified a blood protein ‘signature’ in the complement system, part of the immune system, of patients with long COVID that may improve the diagnosis and lead to a treatment ...

The complement system is a key component of innate and adaptive immunity and therefore acts as a vital defense against invading pathogens. Deficiencies in the complement system are associated with ...

Recent clinical trials utilizing high doses of adeno-associated virus (AAV) vectors have highlighted a new challenge to AAV gene transfer—activation of the complement system. A new article in ...

Complement system causes cell damage in long Covid Date: January 18, 2024 Source: University of Zurich Summary: Long Covid patients suffer from chronic symptoms such as fatigue or shortness of breath.

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 ...