The article describes the components of the complement system and its involvement in the recognition and killing of pathogens.

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 ...

A new analysis of lung epithelial cells from COVID-19 patients reveals how the protective complement branch of the immune system, which usually plays roles in both innate and adaptive immunity ...

The complement pathway. The complement system can be activated along three major pathways. The classical pathway is initiated after C1q interacts with IgM and IgG class antibodies bound to antigen ...

To understand the complement system’s involvement in ACS, Stowell and his team assessed the blood of 27 sickle-cell-disease patients experiencing ACS for signs of complement activation.

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 Peer-Reviewed Publication University of Zurich image: “In patients with Long Covid, the complement system no longer returns to its basal state.” ...