Circulating cold-insoluble complexes, observed in 11 of 31 patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), consisted mainly of immunoglobulin G and the C′lq component of complement and did not ...
ADH, alcohol dehydrogenase; ALDH2, aldehyde dehydrogenase 2; C1q, complement component 1q; ER, endoplasmic reticulum; FFA, free fatty acid; GCKR, glucokinase regulatory protein; HSC, hepatic stellate ...
The complement system is primarily a host defence mechanism, but it causes injury to tissue cells through the formation of the membrane attack complex (C5b–C9), which leads to cell lysis and cell ...