Complement activation contributes to platelet destruction in immune thrombocytopenia (ITP). However, there has been very little data describing serum complement levels in ITP patients, and no data ...

Medically reviewed by Jamin Brahmbhatt, MD Key Takeaways Complement 3 glomerulopathy (C3G) is diagnosed with a combination of ...

In view of the importance of complement system in the initiation, regulation and end effects of immune responses and understanding of immune system as one of the targets for the toxic effects of ...

A gamma-globulin factor in the serum of patients with systemic lupus erythematosus that reacts with isolated cell nuclei 1 or nucleoprotein 2,3 has been detected in many ways. 4 The standard method of ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract Serum is an environment in which bacterial cells should not exist. The serum complement system provides innate defense against microbial ...