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 ...
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 ...
Complement promotes inflammatory and immune responses and may affect cardiometabolic risk. This study was designed to investigate the effect of complement components C3 and C4 on cardiometabolic risk ...