OBJECTIVE Experimental studies have implicated soluble (s) CD14, an effector of
lipopolysaccharide-induced inflammation, in insulin resistance, but its role in human …

PURPOSE: Serum complement and IgA levels have been found to be retrospectively
associated with the presence of diffuse atherosclerosis. This study was performed to assess …

Objective To compare association of complement C3 (C3) and high sensitive C-reactive
protein (hs-CRP) with insulin resistance. Subjects A total of 587 non-diabetic Chinese aged …

Atherosclerosis is an inflammatory disease. The complement system plays an important role
in the atherosclerotic process. However, lesser data is available on the possible role of C3 …

Aims Complement activation occurs in atherosclerotic lesions, and particularly complement
component C5a exerts potent chemotactic and proinflammatory effects. However, it is yet …

Once thought of as purely the body's chief energy store, adipose tissue and its constituent
adipocytes have emerged as both a metabolic entity and an endocrine one. Complement is …

Acute coronary syndrome is an inflammatory disease, during which the complement
cascade is activated. We assessed the complement C3 and C4 concentration ratio (C3/C4 …

Background: Dysfunctional adipose tissue plays an important role in the etiology of the
metabolic syndrome, type 2 diabetes, and dyslipidemia. However, the molecular …

The relationship among chronic low-grade inflammation, insulin resistance and other
obesity-associated metabolic disturbances is increasingly recognized. The possible …

Inflammatory and lipid factors share an important role in atherosclerosis. Recent studies
showed the concomitant presence and increase of complement components and lipid both …