The complement cascade evolved as a primitive surveillance system against pathogens 1. Some of the complement components have distinct antimicrobial activity. The fragments derived from C3 degradation ...

Your complement system consists of a group of important proteins in your bloodstream. These proteins help your immune system fight off harmful invaders, such as bacteria, and other foreign substances.

ARO-C3 treatment led to deep and sustained reductions in alternative pathway complement activity and proteinuria. ARO-C3, an investigational RNA interference-based therapy targeting hepatic expression ...

Complement activation plays a role in the development of chronic allograft nephropathy, a common cause of late allograft loss. The role of two complement component 3 (C3) allotypes, called C3F (fast) ...

Global understanding of complement has shifted and developed since the 21st century: from our idea of a blood-based antibiotic system to a global regulator of immunity and tissue homeostasis. Recent ...

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