A family affair: addressing the challenges of factor H and the related proteins

F Poppelaars, E Goicoechea de Jorge… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Inflammation is a common denominator of diseases. The complement system, an intrinsic
part of the innate immune system, is a key driver of inflammation in numerous disorders …

The human factor H protein family–an update

N Sándor, AE Schneider, AT Matola… - Frontiers in …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Complement is an ancient and complex network of the immune system and, as such, it plays
vital physiological roles, but it is also involved in numerous pathological processes. The …

The Factor H protein family: The switchers of the complement alternative pathway

L Lucientes‐Continente… - Immunological …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The factor H (FH) protein family is emerging as a complex network of proteins controlling the
fate of the complement alternative pathway (AP) and dictating susceptibility to a wide range …

Factor H family proteins and human diseases

M Józsi, PF Zipfel - Trends in immunology, 2008 - cell.com
Complement is a major defense system of innate immunity and aimed to destroy microbes.
One of the central complement regulators is factor H, which belongs to a protein family that …

Modulation of the alternative pathway of complement by murine factor H–related proteins

AH Antonioli, J White, F Crawford, B Renner… - The Journal of …, 2018 - journals.aai.org
Factor H (FH) is a key alternative pathway regulator that controls complement activation both
in the fluid phase and on specific cell surfaces, thus allowing the innate immune response to …

[HTML][HTML] Regulation of regulators: Role of the complement factor H-related proteins

M Cserhalmi, A Papp, B Brandus, B Uzonyi… - Seminars in …, 2019 - Elsevier
The complement system, while being an essential and very efficient effector component of
innate immunity, may cause damage to the host and result in various inflammatory …

Evaluating the clinical utility of measuring levels of factor H and the related proteins

P Banerjee, BRJ Veuskens, EG de Jorge, M Józsi… - Molecular …, 2022 - Elsevier
After years of disappointing clinical results, the tide has finally changed and complement
targeted-therapies have become a validated and accepted treatment option for several …

The complement factor H‐related proteins

N Medjeral‐Thomas, MC Pickering - Immunological Reviews, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
The role of the complement factor H‐related (FHR) proteins in homeostasis, pathogen
defense, and autoimmune disease has recently attracted considerable interest. We highlight …

Self-damage caused by dysregulation of the complement alternative pathway: relevance of the factor H protein family

P Sánchez-Corral, RB Pouw… - Frontiers in …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
The alternative pathway is a continuously active surveillance arm of the complement system,
and it can also enhance complement activation initiated by the classical and the lectin …

Factor h: a complement regulator in health and disease, and a mediator of cellular interactions

A Kopp, M Hebecker, E Svobodová, M Józsi - Biomolecules, 2012 - mdpi.com
Complement is an essential part of innate immunity as it participates in host defense against
infections, disposal of cellular debris and apoptotic cells, inflammatory processes and …