The results of a newly reported study may offer scientists a strategy for mitigating the negative side effects associated with intravenous injection of nanoparticles used in medicine. The new approach ...

The complement system is a critical modulator of immune responses that triages microbial and other threats through pattern recognition, tailored effector functions, and intensive crosstalk with other ...

(Boston) – When patients are placed on cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) during cardiac surgery, a series of chemicals known as complement are activated, which results in an inflammatory response that can ...

MCP was separated by ion exchange chromatography on a DEAE sephadex A-50 column from pig erythrocyte ghosts. Its protective effect was tested in models such as cobra venom factor (CVF)-induced ...

When told what to kill, the complement system deftly deals the final blows—helping the immune system purge away pathogens and infected cells. But in the nervous system, debate rages as to whether this ...

It was called ‘complement’ because it aided the antibacterial activity of antibodies. However, it is now known that the complement system can be activated early in an infection without the presence of ...