Background Complement promotes inflammatory and immune responses and may affect
cardiometabolic risk. This study was designed to investigate the effect of complement …

The variability due to age and sex and the reciprocal relations of serum IgG, IgA, IgM, C3,
C4, total cholesterol (TC), HDL-cholesterol (HDL-C) and triglycerides (TG) were studied in …

C3 complement is produced in response to macrophage activation and is a reliable marker
of the risk of myocardial infarction in men. This study was designed to ascertain whether the …

Abstract Background and Aim: Inflammatory and lipid factors share an important role in
atherosclerosis. This study evaluates their relations in dyslipidemic subjects. Methods and …

Background: In adults, obesity is characterized by a state of chronic low-grade inflammation
accompanied by moderately high concentrations of acute phase inflammatory proteins …

There is increasing evidence of close interactions between the adipose and the immune
systems. Adipocytes secrete multiple factors, including adipokines such as leptin and …

Objective—To examine CD11c, a β2-integrin, on adipose tissue (AT) leukocytes and blood
monocytes and its role in diet-induced obesity. Methods and Results—High-fat diet–induced …

Purpose We investigated the associations of components of the alternative (C3, C3a, Bb,
factor D [FD], factor H [FH], properdin) and the classical complement pathway (C4, C1q, C1 …

Obese adipose tissue (AT) inflammation contributes critically to development of insulin
resistance. The complement anaphylatoxin C5a receptor (C5aR) has been implicated in …

We investigated the relationship between complement component 3 (C3), fasting and
postprandial lipemia and the metabolic syndrome (MetabS). Herefore fasting and …