The complement system is primarily a host defence mechanism, but it causes injury to tissue cells through the formation of the membrane attack complex (C5b–C9), which leads to cell lysis and cell ...
The complement system is activated in many rheumatic diseases, as evident from deposition of activation fragments in affected tissue, decreased residual complement function and increased levels of ...
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