A novel coronavirus, SARS‐CoV‐2, has recently emerged in China and spread
internationally, posing a health emergency to the global community. COVID‐19 caused by …

Complement is a major element of the innate immune response and also serves to link
innate and adaptive immunity. It is an ancient immunological defence system that is thought …

Streptococcus pyogenes is an important pathogen that causes pharyngitis, sepsis, and
rheumatic fever. Cell-associated streptococcal C5a peptidase (ScpA) protects S. pyogenes …

The complement anaphylatoxins C3a, C5a, and desarginated C5a (C5a desArg) play critical
roles in the induction of inflammation and the modulation of innate and acquired immune …

The complement system, a key component of innate immunity, is a first-line defender against
foreign pathogens such as HIV-1. The role of the complement system in HIV-1 pathogenesis …

Fungal infections are a serious complication in immunocompromised patients such as
human immunodeficiency virus‐infected individuals, patients with organ transplantations or …

The anaphylatoxin C3a is an important inflammatory mediator in the innate and adaptive
immune systems. Recent reports in various animal models have fostered the role of C3a in …

The complement system is a family of serum and cell surface proteins that recognize
pathogen-associated molecular patterns, altered-self ligands, and immune complexes …

Introduction: This review explores angiogenesis, vascular dysfunction, the complement
system, RAAS, apoptosis and NETosis as potential pathways that are dysregulated during …

Dysregulation in component 1q (C1q) levels is associated with weak placental development
in preeclampsia (PE). Human immunodeficiency virus infection (HIV-1) triggers the C1q …