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 …

Inflammatory mechanisms in neurodegeneration and Alzheimer's disease: the role of the complement system

GM Pasinetti - Neurobiology of aging, 1996 - Elsevier
This review discusses key findings indicating potential roles of the complement (C)-system
in chronic inflammation in Alzheimer's disease (AD) brain. Although there is no means to …

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 …

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 …

Prominent neurodegeneration and increased plaque formation in complement-inhibited Alzheimer's mice

T Wyss-Coray, F Yan, AHT Lin… - Proceedings of the …, 2002 - National Acad Sciences
Abnormal accumulation of β-amyloid (Aβ) in Alzheimer's disease (AD) is associated with
prominent brain inflammation. Whereas earlier studies concluded that this inflammation is …

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 …

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 …

[HTML][HTML] Complement C3 is activated in human AD brain and is required for neurodegeneration in mouse models of amyloidosis and tauopathy

T Wu, B Dejanovic, VD Gandham, A Gogineni… - Cell reports, 2019 - cell.com
Complement pathway overactivation can lead to neuronal damage in various neurological
diseases. Although Alzheimer's disease (AD) is characterized by β-amyloid plaques and tau …

Microglial C5aR (CD88) expression correlates with amyloid‐β deposition in murine models of Alzheimer's disease

RR Ager, MI Fonseca, SH Chu… - Journal of …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
J. Neurochem.(2010) 113, 389–401. Abstract Alzheimer's disease (AD), a progressive
neurodegenerative disease characterized by the accumulation of amyloid‐β protein and …

What does complement do in Alzheimer's disease? Old molecules with new insights

Y Shen, L Yang, R Li - Translational neurodegeneration, 2013 - Springer
Increasing evidence suggests that inflammatory and immune components in brain are
important in Alzheimer's disease (AD) and anti-inflammatory and immunotherapeutic …