Molecular pharmacology of inflammation: Medicinal plants as anti-inflammatory agents

S Tasneem, B Liu, B Li, MI Choudhary… - Pharmacological research, 2019 - Elsevier
Except for an essential step for the pathology of multiple diseases including atherosclerosis
and rheumatoid arthritis, inflammation is an imperative therapeutic target for developing …

International Union of Basic and Clinical Pharmacology. LXXXIX. Update on the extended family of chemokine receptors and introducing a new nomenclature for …

F Bachelerie, A Ben-Baruch, AM Burkhardt… - Pharmacological …, 2014 - Elsevier
Sixteen years ago, the Nomenclature Committee of the International Union of Pharmacology
approved a system for naming human seven-transmembrane (7TM) G protein-coupled …

T helper 1 immunity requires complement-driven NLRP3 inflammasome activity in CD4+ T cells

G Arbore, EE West, R Spolski, AAB Robertson, A Klos… - Science, 2016 - science.org
INTRODUCTION The inflammasomes and the complement system are traditionally viewed
as quintessential components of innate immunity required for the detection and elimination …

The complement system

JV Sarma, PA Ward - Cell and tissue research, 2011 - Springer
The complement system consists of a tightly regulated network of proteins that play an
important role in host defense and inflammation. Complement activation results in …

Complement regulators and inhibitory proteins

PF Zipfel, C Skerka - Nature Reviews Immunology, 2009 - nature.com
The complement system is important for cellular integrity and tissue homeostasis.
Complement activation mediates the removal of microorganisms and the clearance of …

The Concise Guide to PHARMACOLOGY 2013/14: G protein‐coupled receptors

SPH Alexander, HE Benson… - British journal of …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The Concise Guide to PHARMACOLOGY 2013/14 provides concise overviews of
the key properties of over 2000 human drug targets with their pharmacology, plus links to an …

The role of the anaphylatoxins in health and disease

A Klos, AJ Tenner, KO Johswich, RR Ager, ES Reis… - Molecular …, 2009 - Elsevier
The anaphylatoxin (AT) C3a, C5a and C5a-desArg are generally considered pro-
inflammatory polypeptides generated after proteolytic cleavage of C3 and C5 in response to …

Interactions between coagulation and complement—their role in inflammation

K Oikonomopoulou, D Ricklin, PA Ward… - Seminars in …, 2012 - Springer
The parallel expression of activation products of the coagulation, fibrinolysis, and
complement systems has long been observed in both clinical and experimental settings …

C5a receptor (CD88) blockade protects against MPO-ANCA GN

H Xiao, DJ Dairaghi, JP Powers, LS Ertl… - Journal of the …, 2014 - journals.lww.com
Necrotizing and crescentic GN (NCGN) with a paucity of glomerular immunoglobulin
deposits is associated with ANCA. The most common ANCA target antigens are …

Mechanism of activation and biased signaling in complement receptor C5aR1

Y Feng, C Zhao, Y Deng, H Wang, L Ma, S Liu, X Tian… - Cell Research, 2023 - nature.com
The complement system plays an important role in the innate immune response to invading
pathogens. The complement fragment C5a is one of its important effector components and …