Complement C3 and C4 expression in C1q sufficient and deficient mouse models of Alzheimer's disease

J Zhou, MI Fonseca, K Pisalyaput… - Journal of …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a neurodegenerative disease resulting in progressive cognitive
decline. Amyloid plaque deposits consisting specifically of β‐amyloid peptides that have …

Absence of C1q leads to less neuropathology in transgenic mouse models of Alzheimer's disease

MI Fonseca, J Zhou, M Botto… - Journal of Neuroscience, 2004 - Soc Neuroscience
C1q, the recognition component of the classical complement activation pathway, is a
multifunctional protein known to be expressed in brain of Alzheimer's disease (AD) patients …

The double-edged flower: roles of complement protein C1q in neurodegenerative diseases

AJ Tenner, MI Fonseca - Current topics in complement, 2006 - Springer
C1q, the recognition component of the classical complement activation pathway, is a
multifunctional protein of the immune system that has been shown to be expressed in the …

Neuronal localization of C1q in preclinical Alzheimer's disease

MI Fonseca, CH Kawas, JC Troncoso, AJ Tenner - Neurobiology of disease, 2004 - Elsevier
Complement has been postulated to contribute to inflammatory reactions associated with the
neuropathology of Alzheimer's disease (AD). C1q, an initial component of the complement …

The mouse C1q A-chain sequence alters beta-amyloid-induced complement activation☆

SD Webster, AJ Tenner, TL Poulos, DH Cribbs - Neurobiology of aging, 1999 - Elsevier
In transgenic models of Alzheimer's disease (AD) neuronal loss has not been widely
observed. The loss of neurons in AD may be due to chronic activation of complement (C') by …

Complement C3 deficiency leads to accelerated amyloid β plaque deposition and neurodegeneration and modulation of the microglia/macrophage phenotype in …

M Maier, Y Peng, L Jiang, TJ Seabrook… - Journal of …, 2008 - Soc Neuroscience
Complement factor C3 is the central component of the complement system and a key
inflammatory protein activated in Alzheimer's disease (AD). Previous studies demonstrated …

Cytokines associated with amyloid plaques in Alzheimer's disease brain stimulate human glial and neuronal cell cultures to secrete early complement proteins, but not …

R Veerhuis, I Janssen, CJA De Groot… - Experimental …, 1999 - Elsevier
Complement activation products C1q, C4c/d, and C3c/d in amyloid plaques in Alzheimer's
disease probably result from direct binding and activation of C1 by amyloid β peptides. RT …

Complement C1q expression induced by Aβ in rat hippocampal organotypic slice cultures

R Fan, AJ Tenner - Experimental neurology, 2004 - Elsevier
Amyloid β peptide (Aβ) is a major component of senile plaques, one of the principle
pathological features in Alzheimer's disease (AD) brains. Fibrillar Aβ has been shown to …

[HTML][HTML] Contribution of complement activation pathways to neuropathology differs among mouse models of Alzheimer's disease

MI Fonseca, SH Chu, AM Berci, ME Benoit… - Journal of …, 2011 - Springer
Background Complement proteins and activation products have been found associated with
neuropathology in Alzheimer's disease (AD). Recently, a C5a receptor antagonist was …

Localization and cell association of C1q in Alzheimer's disease brain

A Afagh, BJ Cummings, DH Cribbs, CW Cotman… - Experimental …, 1996 - Elsevier
The complement protein, C1q, has been shown to bind to fibrillar β-amyloid, resulting in the
activation of the classical complement pathway. C1q has also been found associated with …