Complement /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Law, S. K. A.
Other Authors: Reid, Kenneth B. M., 1943-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Oxford ; New York : IRL Press at Oxford University Press, [1995]
Edition:Second edition.
Series:In focus (Oxford, England)
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • Complement
  • Introduction
  • Nomenclature
  • General outline of the complement system
  • Activation and control of the complement system
  • Activation of the classical pathway
  • Central role of C3
  • Activation of the alternative pathway
  • Activation of C5
  • Activation of membrane attack complex (MAC) C5b-9
  • Control of the complement system
  • C1-inhibitor (C1-Inh) and the C1 complex
  • Anaphylatoxin inactivator
  • Factor I and its cofactors and related regulatory proteins
  • Regulation of the membrane attack complex
  • The stabilizing role of properdin
  • C1 activation
  • Activation of the complement pathways
  • Internal thiolester and covalent binding of C3
  • Membrane attack complex
  • Groups and families of proteins in the complement system
  • C1q and related proteins
  • C1q
  • Mannan binding protein (MBP) and conglutinin.
  • The serine proteases of the complement system
  • C1r and C1s
  • Mannan-binding protein-associated serine protease (MASP)
  • Factor D
  • Factor B and C2
  • Factor I
  • Complement genes in the class III region of the major hitocompatibility complex (MHC)
  • C3, C4, and C5.
  • Regulators of complement activation (RCA) and related proteins
  • Components of the membrane attack complex (MAC)
  • MAC inhibition factors
  • Properdin
  • Complement receptors and the integrins
  • C5a receptor and G-protein complexes
  • Molecular genetics of complement components
  • C1q and related molecules
  • MHC genetics and C4 polymorphism
  • Thiolester proteins
  • MAC components and MAC inhibitors
  • Proteins of the RCA family
  • C3 receptors
  • Chemotactic receptors
  • Role of the complement in health and disease
  • Biosynthesis of complement components
  • Immune complex clearance
  • Inflammation
  • Opsonization and phagocytosis
  • Lytic function
  • Interaction of complement with microorganisms
  • Bacteria
  • Parasites
  • Viruses
  • the role of complement in the immune response
  • Complement deficiencies
  • Clinical applications
  • Biosynthesis of complement components
  • Immune complex clearance
  • Inflammation.
  • Opsonization and phagocytosis
  • Lytic function
  • Complement and microorganisms
  • Complement and the immune response
  • Complement deficiencies
  • Clinical applications.